Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Contract Professionals Feel Like Fall Guys A big source of resentment is the push by both the administration and Congress for more firm fixed-price contracts
National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Sen. Levin: Lobbyists Make it Hard to Debate The defense industry's political clout occasionally can backfire.
National Defense May 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Medical Costs Threaten Pentagon's Fiscal Health As if his weapons budget proposals weren't already a tough sell on Capitol Hill, Defense Secretary Robert Gates also will try to get Congress to endorse unpopular health care fees for military retirees.
National Defense May 2009 Stew Magnuson	Oil Wealth Helps Gulf Nation Build Domestic Arms Industry The relatively rapid rise of the Abu Dhabi Ship Building facility is indicative of this small Gulf nation's aspirations to become not only a consumer, but a producer of military and security hardware.
National Defense May 2009 Stew Magnuson	Iranian Threat Spurs Gulf Nations to Upgrade Defenses When it comes to air-and-missile defense, the United Arab Emirates is sparing no expense to guard the nation against a looming Iranian threat. And it has the cash to do so.
National Defense May 2009 Stew Magnuson	For the UAE, Iran Is Both Enemy and Trading Partner As the United Arab Emirates spends billions to defend itself against a perceived Iranian threat, it also enjoys a robust trading relationship with its potential foe.
National Defense May 2009 Grace V. Jean	Smarter Shipbuilding Could Help Ease Navy's Budget Troubles The 374-foot USS Freedom, which was delivered to the Navy last fall, was Marinette Marine Corp.'s largest and most complex ship construction project
National Defense May 2009 Grace V. Jean	Jury Still Out on Future of Littoral Combat Ship The Navy's littoral combat ship is under fire by lawmakers who are threatening to pull the plug at a time when the Obama administration is prepared to commit long-term funding to the program.
National Defense May 2009 Jean & Erwin	Navy Shifts Shipbuilding Dollars to Mid-Tier Yards Most of the Navy's large warships are built at the nation's "big four" yards in Avondale, La.; Pascagoula, Miss.; Bath Iron Works, Maine; and NASSCO, Calif.
National Defense May 2009 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Robots Are Major Players In U.S. Military Strategy The use of robots in warfare has long ceased to be a topic for science fiction and the technology has now become an essential component of the U.S. arsenal.
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