Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense October 2006 Grace Jean	Special Paint Hides Vehicles and Buildings From Enemy Sensors As thermal scanners and other heat-sensitive sensors improve and proliferate, militaries have begun to realize such technologies also expose vulnerabilities, and are seeking ways to protect their troops and assets.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	Truck Manufacturers Show Their Wares The vehicle demonstration is designed to speed up the notoriously slow acquisition process by ensuring that the Army and Marines don't ask for features that contractors can't deliver or would take years to develop.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	U.S. Labs Look for Edge as Night Vision Technology Spreads While night vision technology is ubiquitous, military research labs continue the push to give U.S. war fighters nighttime optics that are several steps ahead of what can be bought at any hunting and fishing store, or duplicated by foreign militaries.
National Defense October 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Vehicle Maker Wins Iraqi Army Deal, Rushes To Expand Production A recent Defense Department contract to acquire more than 1,000 "mine-protected" armored vehicles for the Iraqi Army has prompted Force Protection Inc. to both expand its internal production capacity and seek outside help.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	15-Year Battery Sought for Civilian, Military Satellites Production of a relatively lightweight battery with an operating life of 15 years in space is the goal of Yardney Technical Products Inc.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Camouflage Wrap Useful in Combat Camo Form, made by McNett Corp. is a self-clinging camouflage wrap that can be used to disguise almost anything.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Navy Launches High Speed Gun The Office of Naval Research awarded a $9.6-million, 30-month contract to General Atomics to design an electromagnetic launcher for the Navy's rail gun program.
National Defense October 2006 Robert H. Williams	Submersible Boat Gains Speed The Multi-role Intermediate Support Craft, made by Stidd Systems Inc., is a submersible boat that can travel at speeds up to 30 knots on the surface. It can be outfitted with a .50 caliber machine gun, MK-19 40 mm grenade launcher and other weapons systems.
National Defense October 2006 Erwin & Magnuson	Army Launches `Missile Roadmap' Army missile buyers are conducting a "market survey" to uncover potential long-term problems in the industry's ability to deliver new technologies.
National Defense October 2006 Fayad & Hickey	Internal Investigations: Accounting for In-House Costs This article examines the treatment of certain costs for an investigation and related corrective measures under the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR"), and distinguishes those in-house costs that may be recovered from those that may not for government contractors.
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