October 14, 2014

October 14, 2014

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LAND FORCE REBOOT

Ever Ready

By John M. Doyle,David Eshel,Nicholas Fiorenza9 min

BUSINESS

Pension for Profit

By Michael Bruno8 min

SPACE

Virgin Territory

By Guy Norris7 min

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LAND FORCE REBOOT

Ever Ready

New armies evolve to meet an array of challenges

By John M. Doyle,David Eshel,Nicholas Fiorenza9 min

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BUSINESS

Pension for Profit

The golden years are increasingly turning into gold for A&D contractors

By Michael Bruno8 min

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SPACE

Virgin Territory

On the verge of restarting powered flights, Virgin and Scaled prep for final spaceship test phase

By Guy Norris7 min

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PROPULSION

Boom Time

Next-gen CFM engine development marks key milestone with start of Leap-1C flight tests

By Guy Norris6 min

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ARMY AVIATION

Redefining Teamwork

U.S. Army Apache pilots may pair with unmanned air systems to release weapons remotely

By Amy Butler6 min

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AIR DEFENSE

Counter-fire

U.S. Army seeks to deploy an integrated C-RAM system

By Eric Tegler,Bill Sweetman6 min

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UNMANNED SYSTEMS

Disaster Monitor

JAXA proposes a high-altitude UAV to help Japan recover from catastrophes

By Bradley Perrett6 min

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DISPATCHES

Future Force

Advanced robot technologies enhance tactical operations

By David Eshel6 min

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Who’s Where

Gregory H. Gernhardt has been appointed president of Pratt & Whitney Commercial Engines, East Hartford, Connecticut. He succeeds David M. Brantner, who has left the company. Gernhardt has been head of the company’s PW1100G-JM engine program for the Airbus A320neo.
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DEFENSE

Separate Ways

U.S. Air Force and Navy may pursue their own next-generation fighters

By Dave Majumdar5 min

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