Defense & Aerospace

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National Defense October 2013 Bob Smith	In with the Old, Out with the New: The Army's Modernization Challenge For U.S. Army aviation, uncertainty in federal budgets seems to have elevated the expression of "doing more with less" to a more permanent and enduring status.
National Defense October 2013 Bernie Gauf	Defense Needs Better Ways to Test Software Developing software for the Defense Department has many inherent challenges, not the least of which is testing.
National Defense October 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	The Promise and Limits of Foreign Markets Pentagon contractors, despite their dominance, need their international arms business to grow substantially if they hope to compensate for declining sales to the U.S. military.
National Defense October 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Recruiting Software Developers for Drone 'App Store' The military's unmanned aircraft, like smartphones, need regular software upgrades. For the Defense Department, this is a costly proposition because drones are not disposable devices, and each technology refresh can cost millions of dollars.
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 2013 Lawrence P. Farrell Jr.	Sequester Impact: More Than Meets the Eye The downside to falling unemployment is that total employment remains down, and as a percentage of the workforce it is at a historic low. But pundits generally agree that this sequester thing has been overstated and overblown.
National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons	Simple, Inexpensive Jammers Threaten GPS GPS presents a juicy target to potential adversaries and criminals alike, the Department of Homeland Security has recognized. Industry is preemptively developing technologies to protect the GPS signal and identify anyone trying to disrupt its transmission.
National Defense September 2013 Valerie Insinna	Navy Anticipates Smoother Waters for LCS Mine Countermeasures Module The service is testing a mission module comprised of various countermine systems, some of which have encountered setbacks that have forced it to scrap and rework certain plans. Navy officials say that the ship will be ready to hunt mines in 2019.
National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons	Bigger Brains, Better Batteries Will Enable New Missions For Robotic Submarines As the Navy takes on a larger role in national security strategy following the conclusion of two land wars, unmanned underwater vehicles may have another shot at becoming a technology favored in future budgets.
National Defense September 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Sequester Sinks In, Extent of Fallout Unknown After a chaotic 2013, when the Pentagon had to slash $37 billion between March and September, Defense Department accountants ought to be better prepared for the next round. That will be a $52 billion hit for the budget year that begins Oct. 1.
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