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Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Military Application of OLED Micro-Display Technology Low-power Organic Light Emitting Diode (OLED) displays are used in a growing number of applications supporting dismounted soldiers and commanders in situational awareness, thermal imaging, simulation and training.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Wearable, Wrappable Displays Universal Display Corporation (UDC) has developed Flexible OLED (FOLED) technology that will offer significant performance advantages over LCD displays that are built on rigid glass substrates and contain a bulky backlight.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Advanced Weapon's Sights Improve Infantry Firepower, Accuracy In an effort to improve the accuracy and effect of small arms, modern armies are equipping their infantry soldiers with optical weapon's sights, previously used exclusively by Special Forces.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Israeli Study Recommends Revolutionary Air-Borne Re-Arming Concept for strike aircraft and UCAVs The Air-Borne Re-Arming (ABRA) system could increase the yield from any fleet of strike aircraft.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Boeing Is Coming Up Sevens A busy weekend of orders will lead to an even busier next few years. The stock is up more than 3% -- less than a dollar from its 52-week high.
National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Controlling Iraq's Crowded Airspace No Easy Task The Air Defense Artillery Center is working to avoid collisions between unmanned drones and helicopters over Iraq. Future airspace control plans include defense against cruise missiles, rockets, artillery and mortars.
National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Dept. Courts Commercial Vendors to Help Defeat WMD Threats The Defense Threats Reduction Agency is looking toward non-traditional commercial suppliers for vaccines and systems capable of alerting personnel in case of a bio-warfare attack.
National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean	Games Are Gaining Ground, But How Far Can They Go? The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency looks toward simulation systems to teach soldiers about the tradeoffs involved in rebuilding Iraq.
National Defense December 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Mock `IEDs' Help Soldiers Prepare for War Devices that replicate Iraq's roadside bombs are in such high demand at U.S. military training ranges that the Army recently doubled its orders for so-called "IED simulators."
National Defense December 2005 Grace Jean	Navy Must Close Budget Gap To Build Future Fleet Amid budget constraints and rising shipbuilding costs, the Navy faces a significant challenge in building its future force, according to naval analysts.
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