TN venture's Afghan contract

Maryville-based Critical Mission Support Services (CMSS), a turnkey service provider supporting global projects with construction, life support, demining, logistics/procurement, security and IT communications services, won a $10MM contract from Joint Contracting Command, Afghanistan.

Digital simulation of combat

Exploding IEDs, trauma for gunners atop armored vehicles, computer and fun-ride techniques are makin' it real for soldiers in training. The NY Times reports.

VU's ISIS combats snipers

As reported by VNC, the Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) at Vanderbilt University School of Engineering is a "comer." Latest evidence: VU ISIS-developed, and DARPA-supported sensor system now enables combat soldiers to pinpoint an enemy sniper's location, weapon and related information, using multi-node electronics developed by Crossbow Technology of San Jose and invented by scientists at UC-Berkeley.