Aviation Week & Space Technology - 30 March-12 April 2015

Contents

FRONT LINE
DTI 4 Watchkeeper
Small “visual radar” sensor
scans the sea from mini UAV

DTI 4 Sky Sweeper
40-mm airburst round takes
aim at airborne threats

DTI 5 Forecasting Casualties
U.S. Navy program predicts
human toll of ship attacks

DEFENSE ANALYSIS
DTI 6 Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Researchers seek air-defense
laser to neutralize mini UAVs

DTI 8 Tactical Upgrades
Israel revamps combat
strategy to increase lethality

DTI 12 Buy South Africa
Paramount seeks to rejuvenate
South Africa’s defense industry

DTI 14 Budget Drama
Cutbacks imperil U.S. Navy’s
Aegis missile defense system

DTI 16 Bombs Away
IAF proves value of really close
air support in Gaza conflict

FIRST PERSON
DTI 19 Taking Stock
French air force chief Denis
Mercier talks future air assets

DTI 6

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