February 14, 2011

February 14, 2011

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OBITUARY

THE INSIDE TRACK

Empire Builder

By MICHAEL MECHAM

AEROSPACE BUSINESS

SECOND COURSE

By AMY BUTLER

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OBITUARY

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THE INSIDE TRACK

Empire Builder

New York’s Honeybee makes small stuff for big missions

By MICHAEL MECHAM

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

SECOND COURSE

Nearly 20 years after the Pentagon’s ‘Last Supper,’ U.S. puts lower-tier companies on the merger menu

By AMY BUTLER

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

Buildup or Breakup?

Shareholders turn up the heat on under-performing companies

By JOSEPH C. ANSELMO,MADHU UNNIKRISHNAN

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AEROSPACE BUSINESS

New World Order

Rockwell Collins eyes expansion in Europe to broaden international and commercial footprint

By MICHAEL A. TAVERNA

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NAVAL AVIATION

Tailless Tailhooker

Autonomous U.S. Navy X-plane flight marks sea change toward unmanned carrier aviation

By GUY NORRIS,AMY BUTLER

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DEFENSE

Fading Away

NATO leader urges European militaries to reform

By ROBERT WALL

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DEFENSE

Beyond Rescue

SAR-H termination undermines U.K.’s future helicopter strategy

By ROBERT WALL

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DEFENSE

Parallel Preservation

Japanese industry sets out a plan to maintain its fighter-building capacity

By BRADLEY PERRETT

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DEFENSE

Vectoring and Stealthy

Engine proposed for Japan’s i3 fighter would block radio energy at its inlet

By BRADLEY PERRETT,GUY NORRIS

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