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National Defense July 2005 Robert H. Williams	Drone Developed for Small Infantry Units A vertical launch unmanned aerial vehicle that is designed to support infantry platoon and company operations recently twice negotiated a course of 10 waypoints in southern California. The ducted fan aircraft is being developed under a Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2007	BAE Systems to Provide Precise Threat ID to U.S. Army BAE Systems has received a U.S. Army contract for a new generation of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) systems that will provide precise detection and identification of known and potential threats.
The Motley Fool January 3, 2012 Rich Smith	Boeing Bags a Big 1, and Lockheed Does, Too Both contractors finished off 2011 with a bang.
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National Defense December 2012 Scott Gebicke	Defense Contractors Should Prepare for the Challenges of Foreign Markets Whereas the Defense Department is expected to cut back on purchases of new weapons, nations such as China, India, Brazil, South Korea and Australia are increasing spending on defense equipment.
National Defense January 2009 Grace V. Jean	Analysts Predict New Wave of Industry Consolidation Expectations of declining budgets for Pentagon big-ticket weapons and an overall uncertainty about future military spending priorities may set off new rounds of industry mergers and acquisitions, economists say.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2009 Eric Bleeker	Juice Your Defense-Investing Returns What works in defense investing today might be a relic tomorrow.
National Defense February 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Special Ops Command:No New Equipment Needed The Pentagon began a major expansion of U.S. special operations forces two years ago, but contractors won't see increased purchases of new high-tech equipment for SOF units.
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The Motley Fool September 15, 2010 Rich Smith	Biggest Defense Deal Ever? There's money to be made in defense stocks.
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 October 1, 2008 Rich Smith	Raptors and Lightnings and F-16s. Oh, My! How will the Pentagon deal with a cash-strapped economy? How should you?
National Defense February 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Defense Downturn Should Be Manageable The defense industry lobby made a strategic miscalculation by using job-loss scare tactics in the fight against Pentagon budget cuts.
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National Defense June 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Industry Tees Up Policy Issues for 2016 The Beltway establishment is looking to a new administration to take on issues that have long been festering among defense contractors.
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National Defense October 2013 Thompson & White	Making the Case for Irrational Behavior As U.S. defense spending decreases from a gush to a trickle, contractors are desperately competing for market share. Programs are being canceled, curtailed and restructured.
BusinessWeek December 22, 2003	Downturn For Israeli Defense Exports Israel's weapons industry has been hit hard by a sharp drop in export sales. After a banner year in 2002 with a record $4 billion in sales abroad, the country's major defense contractors are expecting a 40% slump for 2003.
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National Defense March 2012 Sandra I. Erwin	The Coming Decade: A Slowdown In Spending, but No 'Procurement Holiday' Even under the worst-case scenario, defense budgets in the coming decade will be larger than they were in the last year of the Bush administration.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	BAE Systems Delivers UAV Target-Detection Systems to U.S. Army BAE Systems' AURORA Generation IV remote-sensing system will aid the U.S. Army's Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) with target-detection equipment for identifying potential threats.
National Defense November 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Contractors Should Not Panic Over Program Cuts It is a difficult political environment for defense contractors today, but there is no reason to panic, and business is still good
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.
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson	Fighters' Foreign Customers Add to Mix While it's well known that foreign buyers of the F-15 and F-16 jet fighters are helping to keep the production lines open, some of these customers are also helping boost the development of the aircraft, according to managers of the two programs.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rich Smith	Get Rich With Defense Stocks? Yes, Really! If Congress takes an axe to the Pentagon's budget, defense contractors might actually have cause for celebration.
National Defense August 2010 Thomas A. Benes	How Will the Defense Industry Adjust to New Fiscal Realities? Given the country's current fiscal and political environment, everyone, including defense industry leaders, is expecting changes in military spending and acquisition policy.
National Defense July 2005 Dorn McGrath	When Are Defense Contracts In Effect `Non-Defense'? For several years, Congress has been concerned that the Defense Department's use of "assisting" procurement agencies and other contracting vehicles has concealed poor acquisition planning or attempts to circumvent limits placed on funding.
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin	Contractors Advised to Focus Less On Stock Prices, More on Customers Pentagon contractors will have to think differently about their business if they want to maintain or improve the financial performance they have enjoyed over the past decade, insiders say.
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National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Plans to 'In-Source' Contractor Jobs Collide With Fiscal Reality As he unveiled a new wave of austerity measures at the Defense Department, Secretary Robert Gates made a striking acknowledgment: Replacing contractors with government employees does not really save money.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006	BAE Systems leadership sees growth in C4ISR funding BAE Systems North America's corporate leadership on the defense electronics industry discusses market outlook for next 5-10 years, best way to get products and designs in front of decision makers, and more.
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna	BAE Avoids Plant Shut Down ... For Now BAE Systems has been fighting to keep its York, Pa.-facility open after the Army announced plans to halt work on the Bradley family of fighting vehicles from 2014 to 2017.
National Defense April 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	To Defense Industry, the Future Looks Uncomfortably Unfamiliar The defense industry is the only portion of the federal budget that the president sheltered from the axe.
Military & Aerospace Electronics March 2007 Annie Turner	The View From Europe: U.K. Puts the Screws on EADS; Russia Strengthens Grip on Exports BAE's exit from Airbus didn't go down well with the United Kingdom government or EADS... Rosoboronexport takes control...
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National Defense April 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon, Contractors Clash Over Profits The pressure is on at the Pentagon to bring down the cost of military hardware. The dictum from acquisitions chief Frank Kendall is that "unaffordable" programs will be axed.
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