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Defense & Aerospace

Magazine articles on the defense and aerospace industries.

Current Defense & Aerospace Articles

The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Rich Smith	Is That a Knife in Your Back, Boeing? The first time the Obama administration did a hatchet job on Boeing, it was just business. This time, it feels ... personal.
Popular Mechanics November 18, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Hopes Stirring at NASA for Ares Engineering Vindication: Exclusive NASA engineers at Marshall Flight are cautiously optimistic that the fears about the under-construction Ares I rocket's propensity to shake violently have been overstated.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Shares of AeroVironment catch an updraft, lifted by an upgrade to "buy" from Wall Street analyst Broadpoint.AmTech.
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	In Times of Pentagon Budget Gloom, Sunnier Outlook for Simulation Industry Shrinking budgets for new weapons systems and live-fire training may boost demand for virtual simulations and gaming technologies.
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Software Used to Measure Value of Simulations The Defense Department is seeking better ways to determine whether expensive virtual training exercises are worth the investment.
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Competitive Prototyping 'Brings Out the Best' in Contractors As a result of massive cost overruns and performance failures in major weapon systems, the Pentagon is now requiring competing contractors to build real-world functioning prototypes of their proposed hardware.
National Defense December 2009	Readers Sound Off On Recent Stories Attracting New Blood... Lighter Body Armor... Climate Change... Defense Acquisition Woes... Air Force Tanker...
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	Wildland Firefighters Add Robotic Systems to Their Wish List Firefighters throughout the United States revealed that their number one need was a vehicle that could autonomously haul heavy equipment up and down mountains.
National Defense December 2009 Stew Magnuson	National Guard to Create New Disaster Response Teams The first "domestic all-hazards response teams" will respond to some of the 15 national disaster planning scenarios.
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Soldiers Track Each Other With Smart PDAs A team at Lockheed Martin Corp.'s Advanced Technology Laboratories has developed a Land Warrior-like handheld computer for small infantry units to track and communicate with each other on the ground.
National Defense December 2009 Austin Wright	A Wall of Tasers Taser International Inc. has released a security system that the company says is a less-lethal way to guard restricted land, protect military vehicles and capture kidnappers.
National Defense December 2009 Austin Wright	National-Security Infrastructure Faces Relentless Cyberespionage Campaign U.S. government and defense-industry networks face a relentless onslaught from cyber-spies who seek some of the nation's most heavily guarded secrets
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Saudi Arabia Securing its Borders with Sensors and Software The Saudis awarded lead contractor EADS a program -- reportedly worth billions of dollars -- to secure the country with a virtual high-tech fence.
National Defense December 2009 Grace V. Jean	Calif. Ranchers Wield British Radar to Detect Illegal Border Crossers Frustrated by trespassers attempting to cross into the United States illegally, ranch owners in southern California have purchased a British radar in an effort to protect their property and to help Border Patrol agents nab more intruders.
National Defense December 2009 McGrath & Connolly	Industry Should Prepare for Review of Ethics Programs Contractors may soon have more complete answers as to how the Defense Department will verify contractor compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation's recent ethics program requirements.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In the continuing battle between the S&P 500 and six defense stocks, let's see how the stocks are doing: General Dynamics... Raytheon... Lockheed martin... AeroVironment... iRobot... Force Protection...
IEEE Spectrum November 2009 Prachi Patel	Aerospace Job Forecast: Skies Are Clearing Long-term contracts buffer the aerospace-engineering market
National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Life to Become More Difficult For Some Defense Contractors Scrutiny is nothing new in the defense industry, but nonetheless contractors can expect more aggressive auditing and generally tighter enforcement of existing regulations.
Popular Mechanics November 11, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	4 High-Tech Surprises From the USS New York Invisible Invasions... Stealth Crane... Smart Layout... Decoys...
The Motley Fool November 11, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Did FBR Capital just sound the all-clear on Force Protection? Here's how I look at the value equation for this defense stock.
The Motley Fool November 10, 2009 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Unmanned aerial vehicles spread wings and take flight around the globe. Invest in this trend today. Move too slow, and it may fly away from you.
HBS Working Knowledge November 9, 2009 Sarah Jane Gilbert	Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership An interview with a coauthor of "Entrepreneurs, Managers, and Leaders: What the Airline Industry Can Teach Us about Leadership."
The Motley Fool November 6, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, these six defense stocks still lag but are closing the gap: General Dynamics... Raytheon...Lockheed Martin... AeroVironment... iRobot... Force Protection...
BusinessWeek November 5, 2009 Foust & Bachman	Boeing's Flight from Union Labor Wages will be lower at its plant in South Carolina. But the company may risk further delays of the Dreamliner.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	High-Fidelity COTS Technology Drives Flight Simulation Designers of flight training and simulation systems for military and commercial aviation depend on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technology and common standards to create high-fidelity solutions.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John Keller	Multi-Sensor Fusion Hits the Mainstream Once considered as futuristic, difficult, and elusive, multi-sensor fusion is coming into its own as a standard approach of processing signals from a wide variety of sensors, and making sense of incomplete and sketchy sensor data.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	Demand for Avionics Test Systems is Steady Despite Economic Challenges Designers of avionics test systems say they are excited about technology investment and comforted by steady military contract wins despite the slow commercial aviation market.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	Boeing AH-6i helicopter flying with Apache avionics Boeing announced that the AH-6i light-attack/reconnaissance helicopter made its first flight in September with a new avionics system that leverages software from the Apache Longbow helicopter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	In Brief Rockwell Collins virtual avionics procedure trainer selected for Iraqi coalition force... (K)DC-10 with Boeing-modified cockpit completes certification flight tests... Northrop Grumman supplies U.S. Army with laser rangefinders... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Laser Weapons Are Here: ATL Test Shows Ability to Attack Moving Targets Effectively From the Air The U.S. Air Force's experimental Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) hit and damaged a moving vehicle in late September in a test that demonstrated for the first time the laser weapon's ability to attack moving targets effectively.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John McHale	Rockwell Collins MicroDAGR GPS Receiver Uses Commercial Applications in a Wrist-Worn Device The MicroDAGR is the latest generation of Rockwell Collins' Defense Advanced GPS Receiver (DAGR) device, used by the military for position and navigation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John Keller	Navy Wants Ideas From Industry on How to Counter Directed-Energy Weapons The U.S. Office of Naval Research (ONR) is interested in technology to counter high-energy lasers and non-lethal weapons like high-power microwave transmitters, particle beams, and pulsed high-power electromagnetic systems.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Electro-Optical Infrared and Laser Sensor System for Navy Helicopters to be Provided by Raytheon Raytheon is providing 62 of its AN/AAS-52 Multi-Spectral Targeting System (MTS) airborne sensor suites for Navy UH-60R and UH-60S helicopters to enhance forward-looking infrared (FLIR) sensor capabilities
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Synthetic Vision Avionics From Cobham Receive FAA Approval for Cessna Business Jet The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration granted a supplemental-type certificate (STC) for a synthetic vision system glass cockpit avionics setup for use on the Cessna 550 Citation II business jet.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	L-3 Communications Provides Military Vehicle Power Generation to U.S. Army L-3 Combat Propulsion Systems, as well as the L-3 Magnet Motors division will integrate a permanent magnet starter generator for the Army Bradley armored personnel carriers.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009	Lockheed Martin to Upgrade Ship Defense System on Turkish Navy Frigates Lockheed Martin will update the MK 92 fire-control system for Turkey's G-class guided-missile frigate shipboard electronics.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Rich Smith	Don't Let 'Em Bully You, Boeing This week, we learned that yet another major airline is working to get Boeing to walk the plank on price concessions.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Rich Smith	Oshkosh Waves Wand, Says "Debt, Begone!" But not all of it, nor fast enough. Military trucker Oshkosh continued to stay one step ahead of the competition this week.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2009 Rich Smith	Addled Admiral Builds a Robot Navy U.S. Navy Admiral Gary Roughead wants to cut loose on the Pentagon's strait-laced acquisition rules and begin buying cutting-edge tech for the Navy.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2009 Rich Smith	Pentagon's Plea: More Guns, Fewer Lawyers It seems the multiple members of the military-industrial complex just cannot play well with others. Every time one of them wins a contract from the government, the losers cry foul -- and call their attorneys to protest the award.
National Defense November 2009	Pentagon Wants Non-Lethal Weapons to Incapacitate Friendly Civilians The effects on the targeted personnel should last long enough for friendly forces to enter and secure the structure and its occupants, states the document.
Popular Mechanics November 2009	How Plane Technologies Effects the Titanium Market: Timeline Titanium prices from 1975 to 2009 depended on the needs of the airplane industry.
CIO October 28, 2009 Kim S. Nash	How Northrop Grumman Minimized Spending on Contract Labor By centralizing IT labor contract management, Northrop Grumman saved millions.
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Equipment Choices Shaped by Afghanistan War While the Obama administration ponders a future strategy for the U.S. military in Afghanistan, the Army is rushing to buy new combat equipment especially suited to that nation's high altitudes and tough terrain.
Popular Mechanics October 26, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	Why Helicopter Missions in Afghanistan are Unusually Dangerous Helicopter accidents in Afghanistan claimed the lives of 14 Americans today.
Popular Mechanics October 23, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	5 Surprise Passages From the Full Augustine Report There are significant vulnerabilities outlined in the report on our current space programs.
Information Age October 20, 2009	IFS Touts Military-Grade ERP Customers in the defense industry help steady Swedish enterprise resource planning vendor's business.
Popular Mechanics November 2009	New Drill Bit for F-35 Planes has Bonded Home-Grown Diamonds This star-shaped router bit, built by South Carolina's AMAMCO Tool, is designed to prevent delamination.
National Defense November 2009 Stew Magnuson	New DARPA Director: Basic Research Won't Be Abandoned The new director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency indicated that the organization will try to balance growing demand for technologies that can help in the current wars against basic-research needs.
Popular Mechanics October 19, 2009 Joe Pappalardo	EuroHawk UAV Finally Goes Global Last week, German military brass and Northrop Grumman officials unveiled the EuroHawk, a UAV that performs long-endurance signal intelligence missions at more than 50,000 feet.
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Contractors Should Not Panic Over Program Cuts It is a difficult political environment for defense contractors today, but there is no reason to panic, and business is still good
National Defense November 2009 Grace V. Jean	Army to Expand Raven Family of Unmanned Aircraft Ground commanders now want the flexibility to fly the Raven higher and for longer periods.
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Industrial Policy Debate: Should The Pentagon Pick Winners and Losers? Industry executives and trade associations have called for the Defense Department to take preemptive action to protect key sectors that are considered of strategic importance to national security.
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	U.S. Trade Office Says Access to Global Markets Is Easier Than Ever Uncle Sam is ready and willing to help defense companies seek foreign markets for their products.
National Defense November 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Defense Industrial Base: Active Management Needed In a time of constrained defense budgets, it is important to consider how the United States will preserve critical industrial and engineering capabilities.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale	SDR: A Spectrum of Possibilities Whether it is called a disruptive technology or a paradigm shift in communications, the proliferation of software-defined radio (SDR) technology is changing the way the military and other industries view radio communications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 Courtney E. Howard	Electrifying Advancements Warfighters, first responders, and astronauts all rely on an ever-increasing amount of electronics to get their jobs done. These electronic devices, no matter how novel, require adequate, reliable, and long-lasting electric power.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 Courtney E. Howard	Industry Embraces Power Electronics Alternatives Industry, academia, and government officials continue to invest heavily in alternative energy sources -- ranging from solar and laser power to algae oil -- for military and aerospace applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009 John McHale	DataPath Acquisition Gives Rockwell Collins SATCOM on the Move Expertise The combination of DataPath's multi-band satellite terminals technology combined with Rockwell Collins experience in information assurance and military communications should create opportunities for SATCOM on the move applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	In Brief Raytheon's gallium nitride chips meet operational milestone... Northrop Grumman demonstrates interoperability between manned and unmanned platforms... Lockheed Martin to support submarine imaging system... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	ABL High-Power Laser Weapon Moves Toward Missile Shoot-Down Demonstration Missile defense experts fired the high-power laser aboard the Airborne Laser (ABL) aircraft in flight for the first time in August, to move the airborne military laser closer to an actual missile shoot-down demonstration.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Infrared Thermal Camera for Indian Air Force C-130J Aircraft to be Supplied by FLIR Systems FLIR Systems will supply an infrared camera system to the Indian air force under terms of a $7.2 million Pentagon electro-optical contract for foreign military sales.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	C-130-Based High-Energy Laser Weapon Defeats Ground Target in Flight Test Laser weapons experts from Boeing and the U.S. Air Force defeated a ground target from the air with the Advanced Tactical Laser (ATL) aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Laser Designator Electro-Optical Sensor to be Restored by Northrop Grumman Military laser experts at the Northrop Grumman Laser Systems are restoring and refurbishing U.S. Army laser systems that can recognize and designate targets for laser guided munitions.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Nuclear Event Detector From C-MAC Helps with Design of Rad-Hard Electronics C-MAC is introducing a low-power nuclear event detector (NED) that detects a pulse from an ionizing radiation event, such as from space radiation.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	ITT Electronic Warfare Systems Selected for Turkish Air Force F-16 Aircraft ITT won a competitive contract award to supply advanced electronic warfare systems to support 30 new F-16 Block 50M procured by the Turkish Air Force under the Peace Onyx IV Foreign Military Sales program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	L-3 to Deliver C4ISR System for U.S. Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter L-3 Communications won a two-year contract from Bollinger Shipyards to design and deliver the first production shipset C4ISR architecture and related training systems. The contract includes options for an additional 33 shipsets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Ultra MSI to Supply Hand Controls for U.S. Army Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations The hand controls, part of Kongsberg's Common Remotely Operated Weapon Stations (CROWS) program, are being mounted on various U. S. military vehicles for deployment in Iraq.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2009	Honeywell to Enhance Flight Safety on Indian Air Force's C-130J Hercules Military Aircraft Honeywell engineers are designing and developing a military version of the company's Traffic Collision Alerting System, as well as other key safety and mechanical systems, for the Indian air force C-130J program.
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