Pentagon Accelerates Penetrating CALCM, Navy Explosive Detectors

By Adam J. Hebert / March 5, 2002 at 5:00 AM
The Pentagon is pushing to quickly field a new cruise missile capable of destroying underground targets and a Navy-led explosive detection system, two capabilities a senior-level task force recently identified as important for the war on terrorism, senior officials tell InsideDefense.com . The Combating Terrorism Technology Task Force identified military technologies to accelerate and prioritize for the war on terror. Director of Defense Research and Engineering Ron Sega said in a recent interview that the task force identified three systems...

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