WORLD NEWS & ANALYSIS
Lifting the Fog
WASHINGTON Signs are emerging that the Pentagon is on the verge of gaining the upper hand in its long-running battle to curb fratricide, with several promising tools now undergoing field testing. The Joint Combat Identification Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) is one of several Defense Dept, initiatives to curtail incidents in which U.S. troops and allies come under attack from friendly forces; such occurrences have plagued combat operations, even as the military uses increasingly sophisticated equipment.
By ROBERT WALL