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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.
Popular Mechanics May 2002 Jim Wilson	Flexible Flier The Joint Strike Fighter puts the best of every 20th century warplane into one nimble and stealthy package...
National Defense July 2012 Eric Beidel	Air Force X-Plane Seeks to Solve Flutter Problems An experimental drone will fly for the first time this summer to kick off an investigation into technologies that could lead to light, flexible aircraft that can actively suppress the dangerous phenomena of flutter.
Wired July 2001 Carl Hoffman	The X Wars Boeing and Lockheed are battling head-to-head to build the strike fighter of the future, a sleek, smart aircraft that will carry tomorrow's Air Force, Navy, and Marines -- if it can fight its way out of the Pentagon...
Mother Jones Jan/Feb 2000 Silverstein & Moag	The Pentagon's 300-Billion-Dollar Bomb The military is committed to stealth aircraft and may never buy another conventional plane. But amid all the hype, stealth's glaring flaws have evaded Washington's radar.
Fast Company June 2012 Greg Lindsay	Single-Aisle Commercial Jets Get An International Makeover [Update] Brazil, China, and Russia take to the skies, bidding for large shares of the $2 trillion narrow-body-jet market.
BusinessWeek September 18, 2006 Jason Bush	Russia's Grand Plan To Restore Its Glory An aerospace shakeup is part of Putin's campaign to create global giants.
Defense Update July 2008	Raptor Displays Super Aerodynamics at Farnborough 2008 In a breathtaking demonstration of aerodynamics and power, the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor air dominance fighter claimed an uncontested position as a 'superfighter'.
Defense Update July 2008	5th Generation Fighter Dominated by the US - at Farnborough 2008 After years of progress, the F-35 Lightning II supersonic, multi-role, 5th generation stealth fighter program is accelerating the pace against other competitors
National Defense January 2015 Valerie Insinna	In Future Rotorcraft Acquisition, Services Working to Avoid Mistakes of Past Joint Programs The history of joint aircraft is littered with failures, and when programs do come to fruition, they oftentimes are marred by schedule delays and cost overruns. Case in point, critics say, is the uber-expensive F-35 joint strike fighter program.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	National Guard Chief Frets About Aging Aircraft The District of Columbia Air National Guard's 113th Wing has dispatched its jet fighters more than 3,000 times since 9/11 to intercept aircraft that have strayed into the national capital region's restricted airspace.
National Defense June 2013 Insinna & Tadjdeh	Air Force Making Headway on Fuel Efficiency Goals The Air Force is stuck between a rock and a hard place. The service requires massive amounts of fuel to power its aircraft, but in a budget crunch, officials know they must curb consumption in order to save money and be less susceptible to a volatile oil market.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2011 Rich Smith	Don't Mess with Tejas! At the same time as India is angling to buy dozens of advanced fighter jets to overhaul its crusty, MiG-era Air Force, it's also hard at work building an indigenous defense industry.
Chemistry World September 2, 2015 Eugene Gerden	Russia to ramp up spending on military science The Russian government plans to invest up to RUB 100 billion ( 977 million pounds) on the development of military science and defense R&D from 2016-2018.
National Defense April 2011 Stew Magnuson	Ghost of Comanche Haunts Army Helicopter Leaders as They Push for New Models Army Aviation officers want a family of new helicopters. Not now, but 20 years from now. Two decades may sound like a long time - but its is not when developing Army rotary wing aircraft.
National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna	Company Takes Risk on New Light Strike Plane Textron Inc. and AirLand Enterprises in September debuted their new Scorpion prototype, a tactical jet aircraft that the companies funded without government dollars.
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 March 2008 Grace V. Jean	Pilot Stress, Aging Equipment Cause Angst at D.C. Air Guard Defending the nation's capital from an aerial attack might seem a good enough reason to give a wing commander whatever he needs. But it has not worked out that way for the aviators of the District of Columbia Air National Guard.
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.
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.
National Defense December 2015 Stew Magnuson	F-35 Program Ramps Up Training for Pilots, Technicians The F-35 joint strike fighter program is transitioning to a day when its pilots will come fresh out of flight school and the new jet fighter will be their first assignment.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2007 Courtney E. Howard	The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter to be Controlled Via Voice Commands The F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) will be the first U.S. fighter aircraft to employ a speech-recognition system.
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.
National Defense December 2012 Stew Magnuson	T-X Jet Training System Competition Pits Old Aircraft Versus New With so few new big-ticket military hardware programs in the pipeline, major contractors are gearing up for the acquisition of the next-generation T-X jet fighter trainer, and its supporting simulators.
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 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.
HBS Working Knowledge May 16, 2012	Can Decades of Military Overspending be Fixed? Costs tend to rise in all organizations unless managers and their staffs have the motivation and skill to control them. This phenomenon is analyzed during 50 years of US military overspending.
National Defense September 2015 Stew Magnuson	F-35B Declared Combat Ready, but More Development Remains The last day of July was momentous for the Marine Corps as it declared that a squadron of F-35B joint strike fighters was ready for combat.
The Motley Fool May 31, 2007 Rich Smith	Cowboys and Indians The Bush administration lands an arms sale to the subcontinent. The administration announced that it will permit India to buy six Lockheed Martin C-130J cargo planes.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	Army Special Operations Command Wants Speedier Helicopters One of the biggest drawbacks of helicopters is that they are slow, which makes them vulnerable to enemy fire.
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.
National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean	Guard Aircraft Fleets Continue To Shrink Over the past decade, the Air National Guard has shrunk in size and continues to fly with some of the oldest aircraft in the Defense Department's inventory.
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.
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.
The Motley Fool June 16, 2011 Rich Smith	Making War Safe for Robots Unless defense companies figure out a way to make UAVs survivable in contested airspace, the whole darn shootin' match could be rendered obsolete.
The Motley Fool July 6, 2007 Rich Smith	Japan Takes to the Air Boeing's demand for commercial airplanes spurs Mitsubishi and Kawasaki to re-enter the market. Investors, take note.
National Defense February 2011 Eric Beidel	Robot Gasses Up Joint Strike Fighter Twice now a robot has successfully refueled a simulated gas tank of an F-35 fighter jet, sparking what may be a radical change in how the military services its aircraft.
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.
The Motley Fool August 5, 2010 Rich Smith	Look, Up in the Air! Is it a bird? Is it a robot? Heck no! It's a manned fighter jet. Admiral Michael Mullen may believe there's no need for pilots in planes anymore, but some of the biggest names in unmanned-aerial-vehicle building are begging to differ.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Multi-Role JSF Simulator Delivered to Air Force Lockheed Martin recently sent the first of a new F-35 simulator to Eglin Air Force Base's 33rd Fighter Wing, which will begin using the system this fall.
National Defense July 2011 Eric Beidel	Efforts Under Way to Harden Unpiloted Aircraft for Contested Airspace Military leaders are beginning to wonder how Predators, Reapers, Hunters, Shadows and the rest will perform in unfriendly skies.
National Defense November 2005 Robert H. Williams	Strike Fighter Engine Team Gains Assist The GE Rolls-Royce fighter engine team has selected BAE Systems to produce digital electronic controls for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
National Defense August 2010 Grace V. Jean	Special Operations Aviators Gear Up for Aircraft Upgrades Boosting the availability of special operations aircraft - whether they are helicopters, fixed-wing, or unmanned - has been called a top priority at U.S. Special Operations Command.
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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.
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Carol Matlack	The French Fighter Jet That Nobody Wants The Rafale has cost $53 billion and is the key to France's defense economy, but it's not selling abroad.
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National Defense December 2015 Stew Magnuson	New Bomber Will Be Boon For U.S. Aerospace Industry Despite the cloud of pessimism surrounding the program's prospects, the contract award -- worth an estimated $80 billion in 2010 dollars -- will be a shot in the arm for the U.S. aerospace industry