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National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	F-35 Looks to Move Past Recent Setbacks Recent months have been particularly inauspicious for the most expensive weapon system development program in U.S. history.
National Defense September 2014 Yasmin Tadjdeh	As Technology Matures, New Roles Emerge for Underwater Drones While unmanned underwater vehicle technology is advancing, it is not maturing as quickly as UAVs.
National Defense September 2014 Stew Magnuson	Navy Program at Center of Drone Survivability Debate The Navy's unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike (UCLASS) aircraft, still in the early stages of development, also has long-term requirements to carry out missions deep in an adversary's territory.
National Defense September 2014	Readers Sound Off on Recent Stories Problems in DoD Acquisitions... Budget Fights... Nonlethal Weapons...
National Defense September 2014 James C. Fontana	Attorney-Client Privilege in Fraud Suits at Risk Government contractors typically maintain ethics compliance programs, which are mandated by the Federal Acquisition Regulation and are part of the industry's best practices.
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.
National Defense September 2014 Sandra I. Erwin	Elusive 'Grand Bargain' on Military Benefits Few issues in Washington are as politically toxic as meddling with military pay and benefits.
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons	Augmented Reality Can Better Inform Troops U.S. troops have access to a mind-bending wealth of information during combat, from video taken by drones overhead to GPS positioning and satellite communications.
National Defense September 2014 Brady & Winn	Once Troubled C-17 Program Provides Acquisitions Lessons for Today The C-17 offers an example of how a troubled program can go from the brink of extinction at its outset to an award winning one today.
National Defense September 2014 Christina Munnell	Congress, Federal Agencies Decline to Help Coast Guard Fund New Polar Icebreaker The Coast Guard needs $1 billion to build a new polar icebreaker. Members of Congress at a recent hearing said the service wasn't going to get it. At least not from them.
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