Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense January 2015 Sandra Erwin	Wall Street Keeps Wary Eye on Defense Biz As companies defy gravity by slashing expenses and returning cash to shareholders, they continue to puzzle Wall Street analysts and financiers. Nobody knows if or when investors will begin to retreat, but so far financial experts continue to be favorably surprised by the performance of Pentagon contractors.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	Marine Corps Looks to the Past for Future Connectors Because the Marine Corps' initial amphibious combat vehicle will not have a sea skimming, high water-speed capability, it has become more important than ever for the service to find low-cost, innovative ways to bring troops and equipment ashore.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	New Smart Fabric Manufacturer Looking to Break Into Defense Market Unlike most other wearable sensors, which typically measure physiological data such as heart rate and respiration, the sensors in Bebop's fabric can also measure other kinds of contact between a person and his or her environment.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	Light Military Helicopter Market To Halve by 2028 While opportunities for sales to the civil sector are finally growing after taking a hit post 9/11, the military market will probably shrink over the next decade.
National Defense January 2015 J. Michael Gilmore	History of U.S. Weapons Proves Value of Realistic Operational Testing Recently, there has been criticism that operational testing drives substantial cost increases and schedule slippage in programs and that its scope should be limited. The facts do not support these beliefs.
National Defense January 2015 Jovovic & Breen	Concern Grows About International Aerospace, Defense Competitiveness How do A&D executives really feel about the global marketplace and their firms' prospects abroad? Furthermore, what can they and governments do to improve industry competitiveness?
National Defense January 2015 Ben Freeman	Canceling the DDG-1000 Destroyer Program Was a Mistake The U.S. Navy's DDG-1000 Zumwalt-class destroyers are extraordinarily expensive, but ending the Zumwalt program in favor of buying upgraded versions of the decades-old Arleigh-Burke DDG-51 destroyers limits the Navy's capabilities without significantly reducing costs
National Defense January 2015 Jeffrey Richardson	Know When Software Falls Under Export Control Regime The International Traffic in Arms Regulations, or ITAR, control the export of software classified as a "defense article." Defense articles include items like complex military cryptographic software and rudimentary diagnostic software designed to assist in the repair of other defense articles.
National Defense December 2014 Lawrence Farrell Jr.	Time to Get Serious About Tough Problems Our increasingly complex and intense military operations need political support, funding and national understanding, in addition to a clear definition of what is to be expected.
National Defense December 2014 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Mulls Strategy for Next Arms Race The idea that the United States might see its overwhelming dominance in weapons technology erode is hard to comprehend, however, given the enormous spending gap between the Pentagon and everyone else.
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