Defense & Aerospace

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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Air Force Looks to the Next Generation of Avionics Networking In September, Air Force and industry leaders ran a time--critical targeting exercise at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. Their goal was to reduce the sensor-to-shooter timeline by combining data from disparate sensors, air platforms, and ground stations
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Lead-Free Movement Complicates Electronic Parts Traceability Electronics manufacturers at all levels are increasingly concerned with the implications of lead-free processing. The real challenge in military applications will be to ensure that all components are clearly identified at all stages as lead or lead-free.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2004	Worldwide Avionics Market Expected to Grow Through 2009 As an industry sector, the worldwide avionics market will grow from $2.4 billion in 2004 to $2.6 billion by 2009, including a spike to $3 billion in 2005.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2004 Brian Gorman	Global Hawk Costs Soar Cost overruns won't endanger Northrop Grumman's latest surveillance aircraft program, but federal budget cuts will likely hamper future defense contracts.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Rich Smith	InVision Sees End of Tunnel A Department of Justice settlement for violations of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) clears the way for acquisition of the tiny bomb detector by GE.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2004 Lawrence Meyers	Listening In on Applied Signal Applied Signal Technology focuses on collection and processing for the intelligence community. The company is a $400 million market cap business, predicted to earn 37.5% more this year than last and to grow this year's figure by 16.4% in the year to follow.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 Tom Taulli	L-3's Art of the Deal Aggressive mergers and acquisitions have been troublesome for many companies, but not defense electronics and communications powerhouse L-3 Communications.
BusinessWeek December 13, 2004	A Management Tiff in Europe's Aviation Biz Hostility is flaring between Airbus Chief Executive Noel Forgeard and the planemaker's parent, European Aeronautic Defense & Space Co.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2004 Rich Smith	Real-Life Battlebots The U.S. Army has plans to let robots handle war's dirty work. Sadly for investors, the Talon is made by a private company. But there's always hope that this battlebot will turn out to be a success and that one of the larger, and public, defense contractors will buy out its maker.
National Defense December 2004 Roxana Tiron	Army Revises Doctrine for Modular Brigades Caught between the pressures of war in the Middle East and the need to reorganize, the U.S. Army is juggling new methods of combat training while rewriting the rulebook for equipment and tactics.
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