Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense May 2005 Harold Kennedy	Federal RFID Spending Projected to Grow 120 Percent To date, use of RFID in the public sector has been largely restricted to the Department of Defense, which is successfully using the technology to improve its supply-chain management process.
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron	Pakistan Pushing Military Exports A number of government-owned companies oversee the weapons process from research to manufacturing. Now, based on their success with the Pakistani military, these entities are pursuing a strong export market.
National Defense May 2005 Robert H. Williams	Black Hawk Rehearsal Simulator Unveiled Scheduled for delivery next year, the mission-rehearsal system is designed for both variants of the Black Hawk that is used by the Army's 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment-Airborne.
National Defense May 2005 Robert H. Williams	French Seek More Realistic Troop Training The French Army has agreed to purchase 4,300 laser-firing simulators, harness-worn sensors and head units for infantry training. The laser transmitters will be used on assault and sniper rifles and related weapons.
National Defense May 2005 Robert H. Williams	Long-Endurance Aerial Killer Passes Test A 500-pound inert weapon has been dropped successfully from a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. The test was conducted by Northrop Grumman Corporation, working in conjunction with Scaled Composites.
National Defense May 2005 Robert H. Williams	Navy Showcases Experimental `Sea Fighter' Developed by the Office of Naval Research, this high-speed, aluminum catamaran is designed to test a variety of technologies that could allow the Navy to operate more effectively in littoral, or shallow, waters.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Stan Crock	Less Bang For The Big Guns The defense biz is hot, but the most profitable contractors are the little guys. While the primes want to emphasize their improved return on investment, the subs are beating them at that game, too.
The Motley Fool April 1, 2005 Seth Jayson	Taser Zaps Investors Again A revenue warning sends the stock down toward the single digits.
The Motley Fool March 31, 2005 Tim Beyers	SpaceDev Revs Up The upstart space exploration firm delivers Rule Breaking sales gains. Still, investing, like space travel, is entirely about risk.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2005 Brian Gorman	Lockheed's Embattled Fighter? The F-35's toughest enemies might be a key ally and the growing capability of unmanned systems.
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