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National Defense August 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon's New Jet Fighter Epitomizes Budget Dilemmas Among the Pentagon's largest weapons procurements, and one that is sure to be closely watched is the Joint Strike Fighter.
National Defense August 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Combat Drone Project Exposes Pitfalls of Joint-Service Programs When the Pentagon quashed a multibillion-dollar Air Force-Navy combat drone program earlier this year, experts contended this was proof that joint service projects are doomed from the get-go.
BusinessWeek February 24, 2011	Clipped Wings Defense contractors are trying to fend off liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, all looking for savings in the Pentagon's budget. Here are the programs already on the chopping block.
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	Important Tests Loom for Navy and Marine Corps F-35 The Navy and Marine Corps variants of the joint strike fighter have an eventful year ahead, and program officials are saddled with a long list of work to do before major milestones in the summer.
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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2009 John Keller	Finally, a DOD budget request; now Congress can get to work Congress is facing a defense budget proposal from the Obama Administration of $663.8 billion -- $533.8 billion in discretionary spending and $130 billion to pay for fighting the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense February 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Preventive Care Prescribed for Pentagon Big-Ticket Programs Acquisition officials at the Pentagon must decide which programs get to live and which ones get put out of their misery.
National Defense May 2014 Dan Parsons	A Fresh Coat of Paint Can Save Navy Billions Spending their operational lives in or near the ocean, Navy ships and Marine Corps vehicles are especially susceptible to the corrosive effects of salt water.
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.
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National Defense July 2006	It Does Not Pay to Be `Too Relevant' Skyrocketing War Costs Are Putting Pressure on the Pentagon... Politicians Should Help the Troops... Military Must Learn to Live With Contractors... Navy Making Tough Calls in Aviation...
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National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	More Services, Less Hardware Define Current Military Buildup In the midst of the largest military expansion since the Reagan administration, industry analysts warn that the gravy days cannot last much longer.
The Motley Fool April 14, 2009 Rich Smith	USAF Rolls Over. Will Lockheed Play Dead? Defense Secretary Gates wielded the budget axe against Lockheed's Raptor fighter jets, but the F-22's final dogfight will play out in Congress.
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National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy Wraps Up Review of Air-to-Ground Targeting Systems Deployed on Fighter Jets A review of three air-to-ground targeting systems designed for Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps fighter jets is expected to leave current programs intact, sources said.
National Defense October 2011 Eric Beidel	High-Tech Tarps Stop Weapons System Rust Shield Technologies Corp. came up with Envelop Protective Covers, which can be installed like normal tarps over parts of ground vehicles, aircraft and ships.
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean	F-35 factory: One aircraft per day by 2016 Inside a manufacturing facility so large that workers routinely bike and ride golf carts down paths named after fighter jets, preparations are underway to begin mass production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
National Defense May 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Without Radical Change, Many More Defense Programs Will End Up Like JSF The breathless hype over the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter's soaring costs and schedule slips clouds a much bigger acquisition predicament for the Pentagon: How to stop more programs from ending up like JSF.
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National Defense December 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	In the Race to Be Green, Navy Moves to the Front of the Pack The Navy is positioning itself to take the lead among the military services in the use of renewable energy and in planning for future contingencies that may result from climate change.
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