Defense & Aerospace

Magazine articles on the defense and aerospace industries.

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BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Carol Matlack	Airbus' Megaplane Has A Weight Problem The giant A380 must keep pounds down to meet fuel-efficiency targets, making it hard to outfit
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Holmes & France	Coverup At Boeing? Internal documents suggest a campaign to suppress evidence in a pay-bias lawsuit.
InternetNews June 18, 2004 Roy Mark	House Approves $10B Accenture Deal One last effort to kill a potential $10 billion deal between Accenture and the Department of Homeland Security failed Friday on a largely partisan 221-182 vote in the U.S. House of Representatives.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Brian Gorman	Lockheed's Weight Problem Lockheed Martin will delay takeoff on its Joint Strike Fighter program due to a nagging problem that may leave the defense contractor's investors jittery.
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Tagging War Shipments: Far More Complicated Task Than Expected By January 2005, all shipments of military equipment and supplies destined for Iraq or other battle zones must be labeled with an electronic tag that helps track the content of each box or package.
National Defense July 2004 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Global Industry Key to Defense Preparedness Despite calls for trade barriers and more protectionism in the arms industry, the overwhelming reality is that defense is more globalized than ever.
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Investment Decisions Haunting Army Today The oversimplified explanation of why the U.S. Army did not have enough bulletproof vests and armored trucks for troops in Iraq is that suppliers could not keep up with the demand.
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Trying to Catch Up With Demand for Gear The U.S. Army has budgeted at least $3 billion for the next five years to equip soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan with new combat gear, ranging from helmets, gloves and boots to satellite receivers, radios and advanced rifle sights.
National Defense July 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Ponders New Diesel Engine for Humvee Trucks The Army is considering retrofitting Humvee trucks with new diesel engines that, according to proponents, would lessen the workload for soldiers in the field.
National Defense July 2004 John Stanton	Counter-Terrorism Research Focused On Military Needs in Iraq, Afghanistan A small interagency group focused on antiterrorism technologies has seen its budget more than triple, mostly as a result of pressing demands for counter-explosive systems and other devices to help protect troops in Iraq.
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