Clarence A. Robinson Jr.

Clarence A. Robinson, Jr., is the author of Battleground High, a book in progress on missile defense. He is Editor-in-Chief (Emeritus) and Editor at Large, SIGNAL magazine, and a former Senior Editor at Aviation Week & Space Technology.

Winner of more than a dozen national journalism awards, including the Overseas Press Club Award in 1983 for coverage from Baghdad of the war between Iran and Iraq, he was twice named by Washingtonian magazine as among the top 50 journalists covering news in the nation’s capital. His book contributions include NATO’s Maritime Strategy (Pergaman-Brassey); SDI in the Near Term; Strategy, Technology and the ABM Treaty (American Renaissance); Intelligence Policy & National Security (Archon); SALT: Substance or Shadow? (McGraw Hill, Aviation Week Book Club).

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A Chinese flag flies over Beijing

Comes a New Cold War?

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Without fanfare or finger pointing, senior Defense Department officials make it abundantly clear that the United States and China are entering a new Cold War era. Indeed, two years ago …

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Raytheon Company Vice President of Air and Missile Defense Systems Wesley D. Kremer.

Aegis BMD Afloat and Ashore Interview: Wesley D. Kremer, Vice President, Air and Missile Defense Systems, Raytheon Company

Wesley D. Kremer is vice president of Raytheon’s Air and Missile Defense Systems product line, which includes the Standard Missile (SM)-2, SM-3, and SM-6 programs. His technologies also encompass advanced …

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Frank Pace General Atomics

Unmanned Heritage, Unmanned Future Interview: Frank W. Pace, President, Aircraft Systems Group, General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc.

Frank W. Pace is president, Aircraft Systems Group (ASG), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI). His group manufactures, supports, and operates a variety of proven and reliable remotely piloted aircraft …

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Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command, Watchfloor NCDOC

Cybersecurity Strategy Keeps Networks Viable Halting botnet activity rides on detection technique advances

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Rapid technological progress, collaborative processes, and tools in today’s global networking environment make trust, visibility, and resilience vital imperatives. Each wave of computing advances places emphasis on cybersecurity to exploit …

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Petite cyber drone packs a punch

Petite Cyber Drone Packs Punch

Two experienced network security experts are startling the U.S. cyberspace community. Functioning as airborne hackers, they are clearly demonstrating penetration of wireless lines of communication.

Operating a surplus Army target …

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Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

Interview: Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif.

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Congressman Duncan Hunter, a former U.S. Marine Corps captain, served two tours in Iraq and one in Afghanistan. He is the first combat veteran of the Global War on Terrorism …

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LTG Steven W. Boutelle, Cisco Systems

Interview: Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle, U.S. Army (Ret.) Vice President of Business Development, Cisco Systems Global Government Solutions Group and CEO of Internet Routing in Space Initiative

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Lt. Gen. Steven W. Boutelle is CEO of Cisco’s Internet Routing in Space (IRIS) initiative, integrating satellite and ground systems for commercial and government customers. He is also vice president …

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Operation Desert Storm

Gulf War 20th: Apache Raid

Flying low to avoid detection, Apache attack helicopters launched missiles and rockets against Iraqi early warning sites deep in enemy territory. This intrepid night raid by U.S. Army and Air …

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Operation Desert Storm

Gulf War 20th: Navy Suppression Missions

Aircraft flying at night from the decks of four U.S. Navy carriers in the Persian Gulf attacked and helped destroy air defense radars, communications nodes, infrastructure targets, and Saddam Hussein’s …

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Operation Desert Storm

Gulf War 20th: Republican Guard Nemesis Feint and deception doomed Iraqi units

The mission was straightforward – find, attack and destroy major Republican Guard elements, the heart of Saddam Hussein’s ground forces. Intense realistic training and rehearsal, accurate intelligence, and technical advances …

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