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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 J.R. Wilson	Military's push into embedded training relies on commercial technology Embedded training can involve computer-generated images of what weapons experts would see in combat, such as this simulated infrared image of an M1 main battle tank.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004 John McHale	Payload Systems designs satellites that move in formation The bowling ball-sized satellites, called Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, and Reorient Experimental Satellites (SPHERES), comprise a test bed for maneuvering satellites and orbiting telescopes, Payload Systems officials say.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Unmanned vehicles: one of the hottest technologies going Unmanned air, ground, and underwater vehicles are finding important new niches in military and aerospace applications.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	U.S. looks to unmanned blimps to improve missile defense Under management of the Missile Defense Agency, the U.S. government is resurrecting the blimp, which last saw service with the Navy in 1962. Experts will test the High Altitude Airship (HAA) as an unmanned platform for a wide range of sensors for communications, weather/environmental monitoring, short- and long-range missile warning, surveillance, and target acquisition.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Makers of ground robots ask for better sensors and communication links Troops in Iraq are in desperate need of unmanned ground systems (UGSs) to dispose of land mines and booby traps.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2004	Dawn of the unmanned era While the U.S. military has used remotely piloted vehicles (RPVs) since the Vietnam War with mixed results, recent combat action in Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq has proven the utility of military unmanned systems.
BusinessWeek July 26, 2004 Rachel Tiplady	EADS: Europe's Giant Keeps Climbing European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co. is proving that a European transnational company can not only be efficiently run but also profitable.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 Seth Jayson	Armor for Your Portfolio Another defense highflier worth considering. Here are the positives as well as a few chinks in Armor Holdings' armor.
Popular Mechanics July 2004 Paul Eisenstein	Biggest Jet Engine The quest for speed, quiet and distance leads to bigger jet engines.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 John McHale	Satellite-Dispatch Radio Enhances Connecticut Bioterrorism Preparedness Officials at the Connecticut Department of Public Health are deploying a satellite-based emergency communications system across the state that uses dispatch radio capability from Mobile Satellite Ventures in Reston, Va.
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