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National Defense June 2004 John Stanton	Navy Aircraft Carrier Designed For Trouble-Free Maintenance Despite growing interest in possibly expanding the number of vertical-takeoff warplanes in the U.S., it's unlikely that they will fly from the deck of the Navy's future aircraft carrier, the CVN-21.
Aviation History July 29, 2004 Craig Roberts	It Flies Like a Hummingbird The road to wedding helicopter ascents with fixed-wing speed was paved with bizarre flying contraptions.
National Defense September 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Unpiloted Aircraft Not Coming Soon to Navy Carrier Decks Aboard Navy aircraft carriers, the future of unmanned aviation still is up in the air.
National Defense September 2012 Eric Beidel	Carrier Debate Rages in Face Of New Threats The super carrier has been a symbol of U.S. power around the globe for decades, but increasing costs and other factors have critics questioning the need for so many of the giant warships.
IEEE Spectrum November 2008 Robert N. Charette	Weapons Acquisition Problems Span the Globe It's not just a U.S. problem. Australia, Canada, Russia, and the UK have all experienced their fair share of troubled acquisitions efforts.
National Defense June 2006 Jean & Erwin	For Navy, More Unmanned Aircraft on the Horizon An unmanned combat aircraft that can operate from carrier decks would be of great utility to the Navy, but it appears to be unaffordable, at least for the time being, said a naval aviation expert.
National Defense May 2006 Erwin & Magnuson	Mixed Messages on Iran's Role in Iraq The Pentagon and the State Department don't agree on whether Iran is helping Iraqi insurgents... Information chief warns of future cyber threats... Navy can make do with 10 carriers... Army aviators fly archaic simulators...
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Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2006	Northrop Grumman Flight Tests New Electro-Optical Surveillance and Detection System Northrop Grumman is providing flight-test support for the U.K.'s Nimrod MRA-4 aircraft to include software development and flight test personnel training in addition to fielding inquiries regarding the system.
Popular Mechanics July 2009	Supercarrier 2015: How to Build the World's Most Powerful Warship Ship architects in Virginia step into virtual-reality blueprints to perfect the design of the U.S. Navy's first new carrier class in 40 years.
National Defense July 2012 Antoine Martin	Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade.
National Defense July 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	Navy to Consider New Ways to Shuttle Passengers, Supplies to Aircraft Carriers The Navy will decide over the next two years how it will modernize its fleet of 35 cargo planes that move passengers and supplies from bases on land to big-deck aircraft carriers at sea.
National Defense April 2014 Stew Magnuson	China's Navy Takes Great Leap Forward China's navy is growing, analysts said. And it's not only the number of ships increasing. Modernization of its fleets is going hand in hand with new types of vessels including the stated goal of building indigenous aircraft carriers.
National Defense November 2004	Washington Pulse Civilians Also Need `Joint' Training... Navy Will Push to Keep 12 Aircraft Carriers... What's on the Air Force Chief's Mind... Army Ponders Spending Priorities... etc.
National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna	Fight Begins Over Navy's Armed Drone Program After years of delays, the Navy plans this summer to release a request for proposals for the preliminary design phase for its unmanned carrier launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, called UCLASS. The final RFP is set to be issued in early spring 2014.
National Defense November 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Carrier Flight Decks Will Have `Pit Stops' for Navy Fighter Jets A new aircraft carrier that is scheduled to enter service during the next decade will offer a radically different approach to servicing and prepping fighter jets.
National Defense September 2005 Frank Colucci	Navy, Marine Helicopter Fleets Will See Steady Arrivals of New Aircraft The U.S. Navy and Marine Corps plan to equip their aircraft fleets with 1,429 new rotorcraft during the next 20 years.
National Defense June 2005 Robert H. Williams	Navy's New Carrier: An Electrifying Ride Construction of the Navy's next-generation aircraft carrier, the CVN-21, could begin as early as this year, even though the ship's design continues to evolve.
National Defense March 2012 Eric Beidel	Navy Leaders Want a More Flexible Fleet After fighting two land wars for a decade, the military is putting an emphasis back on the sea and is shifting its focus to the Asia-Pacific region and to a more maritime-weighted mission in the Middle East.
National Defense May 2014 Valerie Insinna	Confusion Surrounds Navy's Carrier-Based Drone The Navy in 2010 first released a request for information for the unmanned carrier-launched airborne surveillance and strike aircraft, or UCLASS, but officials took years debating whether it wanted a revolutionary technology or something less risky.
National Defense September 2015 Jon Harper	Funding Restricted for Ford-Class Carriers Lawmakers are pushing new funding restrictions in an effort to control the costs of Ford-class aircraft carriers.
National Defense July 2009 Stew Magnuson	Navy Awaits Arrival of Powerful New Radar-Equipped Aircraft The Navy's new E-2D Advanced Hawkeye surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft has a powerful new radar.
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Navy still Years Away From Deploying Attack Drones Aboard Aircraft Carriers Given the Navy's checkered history of flying drones aboard ships, it's not surprising that its first pursuit of an unmanned aircraft geared for carrier operations has progressed cautiously and even with a hint of trepidation.
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National Defense September 2010 Sandra I. Erwin	Tactical Aviation's Existential Debate: To Hover or Not to Hover? When it comes to saving prized weapon systems from the budget ax, the Marine Corps has excelled like no other branch of the military.
National Defense April 2005 Harold Kennedy	Carrier Overhaul The USS Enterprise (CVN-65), the Navy's oldest nuclear aircraft carrier -- just back from the war in Iraq -- is undergoing a $200 million overhaul that will help her last at least another decade. The work is being done at the Northrop Grumman Newport News, Va., shipyard.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2004 Ben Ames	Engineers Learn to Blend Technologies in Joint Fighting Platforms To work effectively in joint warfighting, systems must be designed to cooperate from their inception, not patched together after the fact, says Navy Admiral Walter F. Doran, commander of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2007 Annie Turner	The View From Europe: You Say Protecting Jobs, we Say Protectionism Eyebrows were raised when the new French President Nicolas Sarkozy, lectured his fellow European leaders on industrial policy the eve of the 47th Paris Airshow in June.
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 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.
Popular Mechanics June 11, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	World's Priciest Stealth Plane Takes First Run to Vertical Landing Needing a boost after a negative report leak, Lockheed Martin tested a prototype of its latest Joint Strike Fighter for the Marines today -- a supersonic F-35 that lands like a chopper and thinks like a pilot.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems to Convert F-4 Phantom II Jets Into Target Drones BAE Systems engineers are converting 20 F-4 Phantom II jet fighters into full-size drones, designated as QF-4s.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John Keller	Military Aircraft Funding to Peak This Year, Decline Over Next Decade U.S. military aircraft spending will peak this year at $47 billion, and decline to $41 billion in 2017, predict analysts of the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association.
National Defense April 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Threats To Aircraft Carriers Bolster Case for Unmanned Combat Jets The dominance of U.S. aircraft carriers, however, could be one day challenged if future enemies arm themselves with accurate, long-range missiles.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems Gains F-35 JSF Production Contract to Deliver EWCS The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program partner Lockheed Martin have awarded BAE Systems a contract to begin low-rate production of the JSF.
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Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2006 John McHale	BAE Systems to Upgrade U.S. Navy Seahawk Helicopter Avionics BAE Systems has begun delivering replacement Attitude and Heading Reference Systems to improve the reliability and performance of U.S. Navy SH-60 Seahawk helicopters.
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National Defense December 2015 Stew Magnuson	F-35 Program Ramps Up Training for Pilots, Technicians The F-35 joint strike fighter program is transitioning to a day when its pilots will come fresh out of flight school and the new jet fighter will be their first assignment.
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National Defense March 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	A Navy With Fewer Aircraft Carriers No Longer Unthinkable The display of naval firepower currently in progress in the waters of the Persian Gulf is a reminder of the commanding presence of the big-deck aircraft carriers. But it may not be enough to save the venerable flattops from the overwhelming power of the Pentagon's budget ax.
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