Defense & Aerospace

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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2007	Boeing Chooses Rosum Corp. For Precision Navigation Systems Boeing is awarding Rosum Corp. a defense subcontract for the development of precision navigation subsystems for both urban and indoor environments.
Popular Mechanics August 2007 David Hambling	Better Bombs: Scientists Develop Metal That Explodes on Impact Defense contractors are harnessing the strange alchemy of reactive materials (RMs) to develop smaller, more lethal warheads, as well as new ways to protect troops against mortar rounds and rocket-propelled grenades.
The Motley Fool July 10, 2007 Tim Beyers	Boeing's 787 Takes Off But can Boeing's Dreamliner carry shareholders to new heights?
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Rich Smith	Japan Takes to the Air Boeing's demand for commercial airplanes spurs Mitsubishi and Kawasaki to re-enter the market. Investors, take note.
Popular Mechanics August 2007 Erik Sofge	Britain's Police Drone: Could It Stop Next Terror Plot? Authorities in the U.K. are testing a tiny helicopter with a camera. Is constant urban surveillance on the horizon? Or is Britain ready to foil the next threat even faster?
Popular Mechanics July 2007 Erik Sofge	Super Humvee: Marine Truck to Dodge Bombs in Iraq While no vehicle is IED-proof, the Marines have placed an order for 1000 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, or MRAPs -- which are better armored than a Humvee.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Star Wars Lite Two and a half years after they brought you the world's first airborne ray gun, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman still have a few kinks to work out. But how should investors view recent governmental funding cuts?
National Defense July 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Predicts Long Life for Humvees Humvees will vastly outnumber MRAPs for the foreseeable future, at least if the Army has any say in it.
National Defense July 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army Learns Tough Lessons From Armed Helicopter Letdown The price tag that the Army initially had estimated for its Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter has doubled.
National Defense July 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army's Vow to Use Proven Technologies Falls Short With one test flight crash, two major delays, cost overruns and Congress threatening to zero out its budget, the armed reconnaissance helicopter has been tagged with the "troubled program" label.
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