Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Gates Reshapes the Budget, Can He Change the Culture? Defense Secretary Robert Gates' reshuffle of the Pentagon's $1.7 trillion weapons portfolio contained no major surprises.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2009 Rich Smith	An Open Letter to Boeing Here's what the aerospace giant needs to do to straighten up and fly right.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Apache Pilots Receive Real-Time UAV Data Lockheed Martin's video from unmanned aerial systems for interoperability teaming (VUITT) is allowing Apache gunship pilots to receive in their cockpits streaming battlefield information from unmanned aerial vehicles.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Global Hawk Gaining Scientific Pedigree Two high flying Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicles have been adapted for environmental science research missions thanks to a joint effort by NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center and Northrop Grumman Corp.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	New Hazardous Material Protective Suits Unveiled Will protect wearers from liquid or airborne chemical and biological agents.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Cheaper, More Stable Transistors on the Way Scientists have found a way to produce volumes of semiconducting ink that can be made into improved nanotubes.
National Defense May 2009 Robert H. Williams	Venerable Transport Getting Makeover The nearly 40-year-old Lockheed Martin C-5 Galaxy is receiving cutting-edge cockpit avionics systems that meet global air traffic management requirements.
The Motley Fool April 9, 2009 Rich Smith	Lockheed Defenseless? Boeing Busted? Maybe, but there are also winners aplenty in the Pentagon's new budget.
National Defense May 2009	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Laser weapons... hybrid car batteries... public shipyards... better ways to buy weapons...
National Defense May 2009 William Y. Bishop	Pentagon Acquisition Rules Exacerbate Problems The defense industry has launched an intensive lobbying campaign in Washington saying that future reductions in acquisition funding will put hundreds of thousands of jobs at risk.
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