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The Motley Fool May 27, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing Plays the "Un-American" Card The argument sounds self-serving, but it's got merit.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Rich Smith	Textron Gains Air Superiority All of a sudden, Textron is the "it" UAV maker. And the source of its popularity -- while not Japan, per se -- is most definitely international.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing Boasts, but Is It Too Soon? After years of delays, supply chain snafus, and labor strikes, Boeing's affirmation that it remains on track and on schedule with the project comes as welcome news. But...
National Defense June 2010 Austin Wright	'Kamikaze' Aircraft Slams into Targets The Switchblade, produced by California-based AeroVironment, is a battery-powered mini-unmanned aircraft that carries a small warhead and can fold its wings back and slam into a target like a missile.
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson	Efforts to Field New Kinds of Ground Robots Have Had Little Success Their predicted influx into the battlefield has stalled. That's not to say that research into myriad applications hasn't continued. But so far, the experiments have not made the transition to the current fights.
National Defense June 2010 Austin Wright	Army Lays Out Ambitious Plans to Expand Unmanned Aircraft Fleet In coming decades, unmanned aerial vehicles will expand their role in warfare beyond intelligence gathering to become a vital component of attack, transport and resupply missions, said Army officials.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Marine Corps Prepares For Budget Cuts and Uncertain Future Marine officials say that the force in the coming decades will be just as busy, but it will have to do the job with fewer resources.
National Defense June 2010 Grace V. Jean	Can a Truck Equipped With Airbags and V-Shaped Hull Prevent Roadside Bomb Casualties? Roadside bombs have caused 80 percent of the casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense June 2010 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Defense Manufacturing: A Crisis in the Making Defense manufacturing is like the weather. Everyone talks about it, but no one does anything.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Goldman Sachs admits they missed something, and upgrades Boeing to a "buy."
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