The July issue of NDIA's National Defense Magazine has been posted. Here is the table of contents:

Featured Articles

Advanced Video Techniques Help Evaluate Marine Live-Fire Training
After Several Recent National Disasters, Gaps in Emergency Communications Still Not Fixed
Biometric Check on U.S. Visitors Drawing Criticism
Bomb Disposal Teams Deliver Blunt Talk on Robots
Business Reforms Lead to Reduced Army Cleanup Costs
Central Command: Defeating Insurgency Requires Improved Information Networks
Equipment ‘Quick Fixes’ Are the Order of the Day
Hunters Unearth Smuggling Tunnels
Improvised Explosive Threat Reaches Global Scale
Irregular Warfare Underscores Equipment Shortcomings
Light Source Offers Alternative to Radio
Military Finds Useful Roles for Robotic ‘Skydiver’
Next-generation Robots: Bigger and Better?
Role of Unmanned Aircraft Questioned
Russia’s Littoral Combat Ship Angles for International Sales
Sensor-fusion Software Technology Replacing Traditional Security Systems
Snipers Cannot Hide From Laser Sensor
Spending Climbs into billions, but Skepticism Grows
Surveillance Drone Operators Find Ways to Outsmart Enemy
Tactical Radio Project Substantially Weakened
Troops Use Frontier for Real-world Training
U.K. Defense Procurement Entirely ‘Joint’
Wars Giving Boost to Cutting Edge Technologies

Tech Talk

‘Chemical Companion’ Gives Right Answers
Classified Info Protector Unleashed
Compressed Air Wags This TAIL

Washington Pulse

It Does Not Pay to Be ‘Too Relevant’

Ethics Corner

What’s Good for the Goose and the Gander

President's Perspective

Misconceptions About the Defense Industry

Security Beat

Suitcase Bombs: Separating Fact From Fiction

Defense Watch

Defense Stifles Innovation Despite Urgent War Needs