Defense & Aerospace

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The Motley Fool November 30, 2006 Rich Smith	Red Storm Landing It's the end of an era at Lockheed as the F-117 Nighthawk gets put out to pasture. Investors will just have to hope that Lockheed can make up the lost Nighthawk profits on bigger Raptor and Lightning II production runs.
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	Boeing to Build New Search-and-Rescue Helicopter The Air Force has awarded Boeing Helicopter a contract worth a possible $15 billion to build 141 next-generation combat search-and-rescue helicopters.
National Defense December 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Sets Sights on `Airman of the Future' Video Games Gaming technologies, officials say, would allow the Air Force to broaden the training options available to airmen, and would help the service save money by shifting flying time from real aircraft to simulators.
National Defense December 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Industry Has Yet to Crack Government Market Code The collective perception of the video game industry is that defense and homeland security remain largely untapped markets.
National Defense December 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Congress Says Service Contracts no Longer Allowed A new law that effectively bans the Defense Department from outsourcing the operation of flight simulators is casting serious doubts on military plans to expand the use of these devices.
National Defense December 2006 James F. O'Bryon	Simulation-Based Acquisition: Too Many Studies Modeling and simulation have long been touted by the Defense Department as offering savings in time and money in developing military systems. But efforts to move toward "simulation based acquisition" in the military remain only a bumper sticker.
National Defense December 2006 Stew Magnuson	Homeland Security Tussles with GAO Over Radiation Portals A DHS official said he was confident that the next generation of portals designed to find nuclear materials in shipping containers will work despite a withering GAO report questioning performance data and their high price tags.
National Defense December 2006 Robert H. Williams	Compact Special Operator Headset Now Available Silynx Communications has unveiled a smart tactical headset and ear protector for elite troops.
National Defense December 2006 Robert H. Williams	Composite Tanks Boosts Spacecraft Payload Just produced and tested light weight liquid oxygen composite tanks for the Sprite Small Launch Vehicle are yielding an increase in mass to orbit by more than 30%.
National Defense December 2006 Robert H. Williams	Helmet Lights Illuminate First Responders SureFire has put together a multiple light system for the TC 2000 modular integrated communications helmet.
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