Defense & Aerospace

Magazine articles on the defense and aerospace industries.

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National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army, Marines Buying Loads Of Radios In response to booming Army and Marine Corps tactical radio orders, manufacturers rapidly are expanding their production capacity to meet this extraordinary demand.
National Defense September 2005 Harold Kennedy	Battle Heats Up to Replace Army's Hard-Working Sherpa The hardworking C-23 Sherpa transport is aging and has other limitations, and the Army has decided to develop a replacement.
National Defense September 2005 George N. Grammas	Foreign Investors in U.S. Corporations Navigate Sea of Regulations Investment in the U.S. defense industry is attractive to European and Asian companies, but the complexity of U.S. regulations and bureaucracy too often has the unintended consequence of serving as a protectionist measure.
National Defense September 2005 Grace Jean	Guard Balancing Emerging Roles in Homeland Defense The National Guard continues to expand its missions in support of homeland defense, even as it contends with frequent overseas deployments, equipment shortages and low recruiting levels.
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Move to Merge Air Force, Guard Units Derailed by Base Closures The Defense Department's base-closure recommendations, which would strip the Guard of nearly one-third of its airbases, have so angered state governors and members of Congress that all parties likely will have to go back to the negotiating table.
National Defense September 2005 Frank Colucci	Navy, Marine Helicopter Fleets Will See Steady Arrivals of New Aircraft The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plan to equip their aircraft fleets with 1,429 new rotorcraft during the next 20 years.
National Defense September 2005 Harold Kennedy	Reaction Force Grounded? BRAC Said to Threaten Protection for U.S. Capital West Virginia National Guard and political leaders are fighting a Defense Department plan to transfer the state's eight C-130 transport aircraft to Pope Air Force Base, N.C., making it difficult to protect the capital region.
National Defense September 2005 Frank Colucci	Safety Upgrades Could Delay New Presidential Helicopter The helicopter chosen to carry the nation's chief executive meets civil aviation safety requirements, but it will require modifications to satisfy more stringent military specifications.
National Defense September 2005 Michael Peck	Submariners Learn Anti-Terrorism Tactics Navy submarine crews are using video games to practice anti-terrorism tactics designed to secure their boats while in port. The technology includes scenarios for defending the inside of the submarine, on the assumption that intruders have climbed on board.
National Defense September 2005 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Industry Must Sharpen Its Manufacturing Edge As the defense budget continues to tighten, the cost of manufacturing must be cut. Even relatively small investments in advanced manufacturing processes can save millions of dollars in weapon costs.
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