Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense June 2009 Matthew Rusling	Gliders Will Aid Naval Research The Navy will acquire underwater gliders to boost its oceanographic research efforts and to help improve the positioning of fleets during naval maneuvers.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Rich Smith	Force Protection Blasts Past Wall Street With a share price valuing the company at just 0.4 times last year's sales, Force deserves a future in your portfolio.
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	On Troops' Wish-List: Weapons That Avert Civilian Casualties A recent Pentagon-funded study reveals that one of the biggest difficulties that U.S. troops face in current conflicts is that they lack nonlethal alternative weapons that they can use when they need to take action without harming civilians.
National Defense June 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	B-52 Used to Monitor Suspicious Ships Approaching the U.S. U.S. Strategic Command has found new homeland security missions for the Cold War era B-52H Stratofortress.
National Defense June 2009 Magnuson & Rusling	DHS Inspector General Competing for Acquisition Personnel "Acquisition oversight is a priority of my office," Department of Homeland Security Inspector General Richard L. Skinner recently said to members of Congress.
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	New Database to Help Identify Hazardous Substances As concerns mount about terrorist use of chemical weapons, one company has unveiled a database that will enable firefighters and other first responders to identify unknown substances.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing: Dude! Where's My Backlog? Boeing has now lost more sales than it's inked so far this year -- 59 cancellations versus 58 new orders.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Rich Smith	"Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" 2009 Edition This edition of "Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" takes a peek within the exciting world of flying model airplanes ... that kill.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Rich Smith	AeroVironment Sparks AC in D.C. The Washington D.C. city government intends to first purchase "some" PosiCharge systems from AeroVironment, and then install them at strategically located recharging stations around the city.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2009 Rich Smith	M-ATV Bids: The Pentagon Picks Its Winners The Pentagon narrowed the field of contenders to just five companies, and asked each one to provide it with three prototype M-ATVs to test. Read on to see who the winners are.
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