Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense April 2004 Steve Callicutt & Larry McKee	Air Force Takes Lead in Net-Centric Operations The U.S. military services have made significant progress in networking their weapons systems and sharing battlefield data during the last 10-15 years. But more work is needed to ensure seamless information flow and to improve joint command-and-control.
National Defense April 2004 Harold Kennedy	Air Force's C-17 Crews Train for Night Operations To speed troops and supplies into combat in Iraq and Afghanistan, the U.S. Air Force has begun training C-17 Globemaster transport crews to fly airlift operations in the dark of night, without artificial lighting.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2004 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Invades Britain U.S. defense contracting powerhouse General Dynamics looks set to corner the world market on armored vehicles. Last week, it announced plans to acquire Britain's Alvis best known as the maker of the Challenger 2 main battle tank and Warrior armored personnel carrie
The Motley Fool March 16, 2004 Rich Smith	DHB's Federal Foes Body armor manufacturer DHB Industries' biggest clients may well be its worst enemies.
The Motley Fool March 10, 2004 Rich Smith	EADS Lifted by Airbus Profits The European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company reported strong earnings, powered by profits from its Airbus subsidiary. EADS is making noises about buying up U.S.-based defense contractors in an effort to build market share.
The Motley Fool March 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Titanic Troubles for Lockheed? Lockheed's acquisition target, Titan, may be in trouble with the Feds.
BusinessWeek March 8, 2004 Palmeri & Crock	Northrop's Heavy Artillery Northrop Grunnam has snapped up 16 major companies in the past 10 years.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Rich Smith	Ceradyne-o-mite! The ceramics maker posted stellar earnings growth of 350% for the fourth quarter.
Wired March 2004 Douglas McGray	The Great Robot Race Unmanned aerial vehicles are for wimps. 20 driverless bots are about to get down and dirty in the Pentagon's million-dollar rumble from L.A. to Las Vegas. Start your engines.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Bill Mann	Comanche Cancellation Hits Hard The Pentagon may halt a $38 billion Boeing-United Technologies contract.
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