Defense & Aerospace

Magazine articles on the defense and aerospace industries.

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National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Osprey's Cargo Capacity Driving Weapon Designs As Marines get closer to begin operating the V-22 Osprey, they are finding that making weapons systems small enough to fit in the aircraft's undersize cabin can be a formidable challenge.
National Defense December 2005 Stew Magnuson	Service Pondering Future Roles The role of air power has been a high priority for Air Force leaders during the past several years. But exactly what assignments the Air Force will be required to carry out and what systems will be needed to execute the missions of the future is a matter of debate.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Services Focus on Fielding Munitions for Close Combat The Army, Navy and Marine Corps are rushing to field an array of munitions that are designed to be precise enough for close urban combat operations.
National Defense December 2005 Harold Kennedy	Special Operators Setting Pace for New Small Arms The U.S. Special Operations Command is accelerating efforts to develop a new generation of small arms.
National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Army: War Duties Should Warrant a Bigger Budge Despite their involvement in the war, the Army did not get a large increase in next years defense budget.
National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean	Navy Purchases 3-D Simulation For Anti-Submarine Warfare The Navy in July awarded an $11.4 million contract to ManTech Gray Hawk, based in Alexandria, Va., to provide a videogame technology-based simulation for the Naval Sea Systems Command.
National Defense December 2005 Michael Peck	`Training Value' Key to Military Simulations Computer war games have considerable training potential, but more often than not require significant modifications before they gain acceptance by the military and generate any profits for the developers.
National Defense December 2005 Robert H. Williams	Commercial Transport Warning System Unveiled An aircraft missile warning system that relies on infrared "superlattice" detector technology is being outfitted by EADS Defence Electronics.
National Defense December 2005 Robert H. Williams	For the Consumer Who Has Everything Clarks Precision Machine and Tool is offering its "micro" flight simulator for $68,000.
National Defense December 2005 Robert H. Williams	Guard's Tank, Bradley Trainers Receiving Upgrades Abrams main battle tank and Bradley fighting vehicle conduct-of-fire trainers owned by the National Guard are slated for significant enhancements.
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