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Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006 J.R. Wilson	F/A-18 Fighter-Bomber's Next-Generation Radar Technology Uses COTS, is Ready for Network-Centric Warfare The first Super Hornets entered service in November 1999 with 17 cubic feet of electronics "growth space" for next-generation avionics. Block Two is making good use of that design feature with a host of upgrades.
Defense Update July 2008	Super Hornet Stings Back - at Farnborough 2008 Boeing is pitching future enhancements of its 'Super Hornet' in case JSF encounters cost overrun forcing significant cuts in the program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 J.R. Wilson	Avionics Enter the 5th Generation Advanced military aircraft such as the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the F-22 air-superiority jet fighter and the E-2D Hawkeye carrier-based maritime patrol and radar surveillance aircraft, will have powerful avionics systems like never seen before.
Defense Update July 2008	New F-16 Avionics Upgrades Introduced at Farnborough 2008 Several companies, primarily U.S. based are responding to requirements from current operators, to enhance the operational life of the aircraft and introduce new technologies that could extend its usability for many years.
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	Fifth-Generation Fighters Will Determine Air Dominance in Future Conflicts The Raptor is the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighter in the world. Its thrust-vectoring engines, sensor fusion technology and stealth are what define it as a generational leap from previous fighter designs.
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National Defense September 2014 Valerie Insinna	As F-35 Ramps Up, Legacy Fighters Face Existential Threat After 2018, the F-35 is likely to capture over a 50 percent share of the global fighter jet market, says Richard Aboulafia, aerospace analyst for the Teal Group, in a February report.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale	Air Force Tests F-35 Fighter Aircraft Avionics; First Combat-Ready Jet to Fly This Summer The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft has completed a successful demonstration of military avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter-bomber.
Defense Update July 2008	Boeing P-8A Poseidon Special Missions Aircraft Boeing is modifying its single-isle flagship - Boeing-737-800 airframe into a fighting machine.
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Defense Update July 2008	New Prospects for the Typhoon and Gripen - Farnborough 2008 Despite the significant differences between the two fighters, sales prospects for additional sales for Typhoon and Gripen are similar.
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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.
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National Defense January 2016 Stew Magnuson	China Taking Steps to Make Aircraft Carrier Fully Operational The carriers are part of a master plan to transform the nation from a "continental power" to a "maritime power," experts at a recent Heritage Foundation discussion said.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 John McHale	European Airborne Radar Market Grows to $5.44 Billion by 2014 Force modernization and stock replacement programs will promote strong and sustainable growth across the European airborne-intelligence, surveillance, target-acquisition, and reconnaissance (ISTAR) radar market.
National Defense April 2011 Grace V. Jean	Army Slow To Adapt Fly-by-Wire Controls for Helicopters Fly-by-wire technology has long been credited for enabling military fighter jets to maneuver through the air. The technology displaces the pilot's mechanical linkages to the flight control surfaces with wires, which will allow a digital signal to "drive" the helicopter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2005 J.R. Wilson	The evolution of UAV avionics Success of military unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and development of new platforms for information, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) has led to some significant advances in small-scale avionics systems.
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National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons	Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	BAE Systems Chosen to Upgrade Situational Awareness on Military Aircraft BAE Systems will modify more than 100 Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve A-10A aircraft stationed around the United States before the end of this year.
National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons	Military Helicopter Fleets Showing Their Age Many models are expected to reach the end of their operational lives in the 2030 to 2040 timeframe.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2005 Ben Ames	Digital receivers power a new generation of electronic warfare Military technology designers have shifted from analog to digital radar receivers to deal with decentralized threats. The change is a major improvement for size, weight, and power.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2005	Israeli Study Recommends Revolutionary Air-Borne Re-Arming Concept for strike aircraft and UCAVs The Air-Borne Re-Arming (ABRA) system could increase the yield from any fleet of strike aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2009	In Briefs FAA gives green light to NextGen satellite system... Northrop Grumman reveals first Navy unmanned combat aircraft... Lockheed Martin selected for next-generation GOES-R weather satellites... etc.
National Defense August 2014 Eric Braganca	Affordable Options Available to Upgrade Military Helicopters While many portions of the defense budget are shrinking, the portion allocated to purchasing helicopters is falling through the floor over the next few years.
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National Defense June 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Northrop Grumman Aims To Retain Grip on Aviation Northrop Grumman Corp. makes a big play to join the ranks of Lockheed Martin and Boeing as one of the nation's top manufacturers of combat aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2006 J.R. Wilson	Military and Commercial Avionics Draw From the Same Technology Well The increasing imperative for the military to be able to adopt and adapt new technologies has led to a dramatic push for new, avionics-specific industry standards for power, form factors, and interfaces that will apply to military as well as commercial aviation.
National Defense September 2014 Stew Magnuson	Navy Program at Center of Drone Survivability Debate The Navy's unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft, still in the early stages of development, also has long-term requirements to carry out missions deep in an adversary's territory.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2006 J.R. Wilson	New-Generation MIL-STD-1553 Garners Armed Services' Support The venerable MIL-STD-1553 databus is about to make a quantum leap into the 21st century, having endured unchanged on an estimated one million applications during the most dramatic two decades of technological change in human history.
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National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Carrier Flight Decks Will Have `Pit Stops' for Navy Fighter Jets A new aircraft carrier that is scheduled to enter service during the next decade will offer a radically different approach to servicing and prepping fighter jets.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2006 John McHale	Synthetic Aperture Radar Technology Key Part of Space-Based Radar The technology of synthetic aperture radar, which has been used to map the Earth from space, will play an integral role in the U.S. Department of Defense's space-based radar programs.
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