Defense & Aerospace

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The Motley Fool August 17, 2011 Rich Smith	Congress Robs Lockheed of an $8 Billion Sale Sorry, Taiwan. No new F-16s for you.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Evan Niu	AeroVironment Is Flying High The company lands a big military contract.
National Defense September 2011 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Budget Control Act of 2011 Forces Real Cuts to Defense, and Difficult Choices Enactment of the Budget Control Act of 2011 now provides specific information on the future course of defense spending.
The Motley Fool August 16, 2011 Anders Bylund	Boring Business, Exciting Results Measurement tools make for boring cocktail-party discussion, but there's an exciting investment opportunity brewing in this industry. Agilent's business now rests on a balanced set of growing legs.
National Defense September 2011 Eric Beidel	Homeland Security Market 'Vibrant' Despite Budget Concerns The abundance of small, medium and large firms vying for DHS contracts is creating healthy competition.
National Defense September 2011 David C. Ake	Technology Only a Small Part of Detecting Bioterrorist Threats Perched on rooftops in 30 different U.S. cities are machines that sniff the air searching for weaponized pathogens that could harm the general public.
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.
National Defense September 2011 Grace V. Jean	U.S. Special Operations Command's Equipment Buys Focus on Aviation The largest buy that the command intends to make in 2012 is for unconventional warfare aircraft such as light and medium commercial airplanes -- the Pilatus PC-12, the M-28 Skytruck and the DO-328.
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 September 2011 Grace V. Jean	Real-World Imagery Sought For Military Training The military services want to be able to rehearse for their missions in simulators that reproduce exactly what they will see and encounter in combat.
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