Journals
The efficient harnessing of science and technology (S&T) to benefit defence
and security is extremely and increasingly important. Codex Journals
communicate right across the UK defence and security community, from
those working in the vanguard of scientific discovery, through to those
who depend on S&T on the front line.
Codex Journals provide a valuable resource for communicating challenges, updating progress and helping support the successful exploitation of new ideas. Dstl will continue to ensure that published papers are widely accessible and technically authoritative. To this end, we undertake rigorous peer review, drawing on the expertise of the Defence Science Advisory Council.
As editor, I look forward to receiving journal papers, suggestions and feedback and hope that you find the following papers stimulating and instructive.
Dr Mike Steeden
Journal Editor
Dstl Technical Director
President of the Royal Aeronautical Society
codex.journal@dstl.gov.uk
The SARTOM project
The SARTOM project has addressed a key area of defence interest, namely the detection and identification of targets hidden in foliage.
Nick Walker, Ralf Horn, Matteo Nannini, Armando Marino and Iain Woodhouse
Trusted reasoning engine for autonomous systems
A key mission management issue in tasks involving autonomous systems is human-machine trust.
ThinkTank Maths Ltd
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Automatic middleware and resilient information systems
The problem facing both the security and defence communities is the volume, complexity and timeliness of information.
Alex Healing, Hakan Duman and Robert Ghanea-Hercock
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Advances in inter-vehicle communications systems
This article gives an overview of Vehicular Ad Hoc Networks (VANETs), starting with a brief discussion of the larger Mobile Ad Hoc Network (MANET) concept followed by a description of VANETs and their characteristics.
Developing a system using the MOD Architecture Framework (MODAF)
Systems Engineering can be regarded as the process of defining a system's boundaries and performance requirements.
Gary Davis and Keith Washington
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Millimetre-wave soldier- to- soldier communication for covert operations
Mobile ad hoc networking of dismounted combat personnel is expected to play an important role in the future of network-centric operations.
Simon Cotton and William Scanlon
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