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Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Courtney E. Howard	Northrop Grumman to Produce E-2D Advanced Hawkeye for U.S. Navy U.S. Navy officials awarded the contractor a $408 million contract to build three E-2D Advanced Hawkeye carrier-based airborne early warning and battle management command and control aircraft through 2010.
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna	Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014.
National Defense July 2014 Valerie Insinna	Industry Ready to Compete for JSTARS Recapitalization Program The Air Force has ignited an effort to replace its surveillance and targeting aircraft system with modern airframes outfitted with new radar, sensors and communications equipment.
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.
National Defense July 2012 Antoine Martin	Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Rich Smith	Northrop Grumman: More than Just UAVs Northrop Grumman just landed a $432 million contract to build two new E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" command and control aircraft for the Navy. And this is just the beginning.
National Defense July 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy to Consider New Ways to Shuttle Passengers, Supplies to Aircraft Carriers The Navy will decide over the next two years how it will modernize its fleet of 35 cargo planes that move passengers and supplies from bases on land to big-deck aircraft carriers at sea.
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.
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna	Navy's New Drones Taking Center Stage The Navy finally is developing its own custom unmanned air systems, with the service planning on fielding four new aircraft in the next few years.
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Navy still Years Away From Deploying Attack Drones Aboard Aircraft Carriers Given the Navy's checkered history of flying drones aboard ships, it's not surprising that its first pursuit of an unmanned aircraft geared for carrier operations has progressed cautiously and even with a hint of trepidation.
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Threats To Aircraft Carriers Bolster Case for Unmanned Combat Jets The dominance of U.S. aircraft carriers, however, could be one day challenged if future enemies arm themselves with accurate, long-range missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics November 2009 John Keller	Multi-Sensor Fusion Hits the Mainstream Once considered as futuristic, difficult, and elusive, multi-sensor fusion is coming into its own as a standard approach of processing signals from a wide variety of sensors, and making sense of incomplete and sketchy sensor data.
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel	Carrier Debate Rages in Face Of New Threats The super carrier has been a symbol of U.S. power around the globe for decades, but increasing costs and other factors have critics questioning the need for so many of the giant warships.
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna	Navy Surveillance Drone Undergoes First Round of Flight Tests The Navy is one step closer to having its own fleet of unmanned aircraft capable of conducting long-endurance surveillance missions at high altitudes. The MQ-4C Triton completed its initial test flight phase in March.
National Defense April 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Aviation Force Gets Smaller, But New Aircraft Spending on Course The intent is to replace aging Navy and Marine Corps aircraft with fewer, but more technologically advanced systems.
National Defense November 2013 Chuck Nash	U.S. Military Needs Better Defenses From Aerial Attacks The Joint Land Attack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Netted Sensor, is a tethered, unmanned aerostat. JLENS could significantly reduce demand for conventional manned platforms and lower the overall cost of the current business model.
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna	Confusion Surrounds Navy's Carrier-Based Drone The Navy in 2010 first released a request for information for the unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, or UCLASS, but officials took years debating whether it wanted a revolutionary technology or something less risky.
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.
National Defense October 2005 Harold Kennedy	Surveillance Needs Fuel Demand for Unmanned Vehicles Currently, there are nearly 1,000 robotic vehicles being used for surveillance and reconnaissance, especially in maritime areas in the Central Command theater of operations, and combatant commanders keep asking for more.
National Defense August 2015 Stew Magnuson	Primes Line Up to Compete for JSTARS Recap Program The next version of the Air Force's joint surveillance and attack radar aircraft will have a smaller airframe, along with updated radar, communications and battle management suites.
National Defense February 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Proliferation of Cruise Missiles Sparks Concern About U.S. Air Defenses The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan saw the rise of improvised explosive devices as the ultimate asymmetric weapon. Future conflicts, strategists warn, could expose U.S. forces on land and at sea to a deadly weapon that is extremely hard to detect: cruise missiles.
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	For the First Time, Navy Will Launch Weapons From Surveillance Drones The Navy will request funds in fiscal year 2010 to begin outfitting its new surveillance drone with kinetic weapons.
National Defense February 2012 Dan Parsons	Air Force F-35s, Drones May Square Off in Budget Battle Unmanned aerial vehicles have become a potent portion of the U.S. Air Force inventory and an indispensable weapon in the global war on terror.
National Defense February 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy's Unmanned Combat Aircraft Flying Under Cloud of Uncertainty The Navy expects to invest a growing share of its aviation research dollars in unmanned aircraft as it seeks to extend the reach and endurance of its carrier-based air wings.
National Defense June 2006 Jean & Erwin	For Navy, More Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon An unmanned combat aircraft that can operate from carrier decks would be of great utility to the Navy, but it appears to be unaffordable, at least for the time being, said a naval aviation expert.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John McHale	Sensors Light Path to Defeating Incoming Military designers are taking advantage of the latest sensor technology and signal processing systems to track and kill incoming enemy missiles.
National Defense June 2013 Valerie Insinna	Vendors Faceoff Over Navy Cargo Aircraft The Navy isn't likely to kick off a competition until 2014, but two rival manufacturers are eager to prove that their aircraft is the best option for flying supplies to carrier strike groups.
National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons	Prime Contractors Chasing Big Business Retooling Old Fighters For the United States and its allies, the F-16 has proven time and again to be the perfect all-around, multi-mission fighter aircraft, and with ongoing delays in developing a revolutionary new plane, air forces are preparing to keep it flying for decades to come.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004	In Brief Northrop Grumman submits bid for WATCHKEEPER Battlefield Intelligence... Aeroflex partners with TestMart... Anteon to support Army forces command modularity coordination centers... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005	In Brief BAE Systems protects U.S. Army and Navy helicopters... Northrop Grumman to expand Mississippi UAV facility ... Thales forms alliance partnership with Wind River... Lockheed Martin delivers first Atlas Five Booster to west coast launch site... DC-DC device market continues to grow... etc.
Military & Aerospace Electronics May 2005 Ben Ames	Unmanned combat aircraft takes to the air Military engineers at Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems are working on a carrier-based unmanned fighter jet to serve in dangerous missions like striking enemy radar centers, or endurance missions like long-term surveillance.
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron	Gulf Nation Focuses on Training, Educating Air Crews Close to fielding one of the most advanced air forces in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates is pushing to match the aircrews' proficiency with their sophisticated equipment.
National Defense December 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	Budget Cuts, Fuels Costs Could Spur Military Spending on Virtual Training The Air Force estimates it could save about $1.7 billion over five years by reducing flying hours by 5 percent and shifting more of its pilot and crew training to simulators.
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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National Defense July 2004 Michael Peck	Air Force, Navy to Join Forces On Unmanned Aircraft Project A nascent Air Force-Navy program to develop a family of unmanned combat aircraft will seek to show military planners how this technology can help commanders gather intelligence, spot the enemy and ultimately destroy designated targets.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	Air Force Special Operators Welcome New Cargo Planes Air Force special operators have been flying C-130 aircraft for more than 40 years. Now, finally, the fleet is being upgraded to the digital J-model.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2006	In Brief Coast Guard names first national security cutter... General Dynamics delivers first production Stryker NBC Reconnaissance vehicles... ThalesRaytheonSystems' Battle Control System-Fixed passes U.S. Air Force interoperability tests... etc.
Popular Mechanics March 2010 Joe Pappalardo	The Future For UAVs in the U.S. Air Force The next-generation aircraft envisioned by the Air Force, and modeled in the illustration opposite, would be able to dodge enemy radar, swap payloads for multiple kinds of missions and use sophisticated onboard sensors to prevent collisions with other UAVs and manned airplanes.
National Defense September 2013 Valerie Insinna	Boeing Pushing to Keep F/A-18 in Production Boeing's F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets have been the dominant fighter jet on aircraft carriers for more than 30 years, but the landscape will change in the next decade as Lockheed Martin's F-35 begins to push out the legacy aircraft.
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.
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy	Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard.
National Defense November 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Coping Mechanisms for D.C. Dysfunction Government funding upheaval and unpredictable twists in procurement red tape have become the norm in the defense business.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2008	In Brief Navy and Marine Corps lead BAE Systems precision-targeted weapon development program... Raytheon to modernize F-15E radar... Lockheed Martin wins contract for U.S. Air Force Self-Awareness Space Situational Awareness... etc.
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	F-35 Looks to Move Past Recent Setbacks Recent months have been particularly inauspicious for the most expensive weapon system development program in U.S. history.
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	`Sea Bases' Will Be a Growth Industry, Predicts Expert The relevance of the U.S. Navy in future military conflicts will be pegged to its ability to provide adequate "sea bases" for ground troops and tactical aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	In Brief Boeing awarded JDAM contract... DRS Technologies to develop high-speed electric generator for navy... Lockheed Martin's 100th Aegis weapon system ready for duty... Altera and White Electronic Designs partner on specialized FPGA packaging... etc.