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Paul Richfield

Paul Richfield is a contributing writer for Defense Systems magazine.
Defense Systems

New video system takes on wide-area sensor challenge

A video system developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offers recorded full-motion video that is stored in a central location but can be accessed via laptops and other electronic devices.

Defense Systems

Innovative tools advance fight against IEDs

New technologies surface as the counter-IED fight intensifies in Afghanistan.

Defense Systems

DOD fields handheld device to foil IEDs

A relatively new weapon in the counter-improvised explosive device fight is a handheld device designed to detect illicit cell phones inside correctional facilities.

Defense Systems

Navy sets course to better link shipboard networks

Achieving interoperability across multiple domains and networks poses a formidable challenge as the Navy embarks on its Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services program.