Defense & Aerospace

Magazine articles on the defense and aerospace industries.

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National Defense July 2006 Harold Kennedy	Spending Climbs Into Billions, But Skepticism Grows Fueled by worries about terrorism, illegal immigration and drug smuggling, U.S. spending for border security is skyrocketing, but critics complain that much of the money is being wasted.
National Defense July 2006 Grace Jean	U.K. Defense Procurement Entirely `Joint' While the U.S. military continues to debate how best to develop and procure joint-service weapons systems, in nations such as the United Kingdom, the entire defense acquisition system is based upon joint requirements.
National Defense July 2006	Compressed Air Wags This TAIL The Navy is the recipient of a safer, quieter, and more capable grappling gun that is pneumatically powered. The tactical air initiated launch, or TAIL, features a titanium hook and Kevlar line.
National Defense July 2006	It Does Not Pay to Be `Too Relevant' Skyrocketing War Costs Are Putting Pressure on the Pentagon... Politicians Should Help the Troops... Military Must Learn to Live With Contractors... Navy Making Tough Calls in Aviation...
National Defense July 2006 Dorn C. McGrath	What's Good for the Goose and the Gander Actual bad faith by government officials is relatively rare, but it happens, and making government officials accountable when it does occur is essential to the integrity of our procurement system.
National Defense July 2006 Lawrence P. Farrell	Misconceptions About the Defense Industry The defense industry is probably one the least understood corporate sectors in the United States. Most Americans tend to regard defense industry as a juggernaut, while in fact it is now relatively small, when compared to other corporate sectors.
National Defense July 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Stifles Innovation Despite Urgent War Needs The Defense Department has been a leading developer of cutting-edge technology. But at the same time, it has created self-defeating mechanisms that quash innovation and fail to capitalize on available opportunities.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John McHale	BAE Systems Completes Qualification of New Thermal Weapon Sight BAE Systems's TWS family of sights, produced under this contract, complement current and future infantry armament-from light to medium and heavy weapons.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006	Optoelectronics Briefs Bright future for diamond in laser and LED application... Low-cost line of green laser-diode modules... Ultraviolet camcorder available... Shortwave IR camera for military and commercial use... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2006 John Keller	Safety and Security Are Top Priorities for Providers of Embedded Operating Systems Now more than ever, software industry experts say, military and aerospace systems designers are looking for safety-critical embedded operating systems-and in nonmilitary applications in which safety-critical code historically has not been an issue.
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