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The Motley Fool September 7, 2010 Rich Smith	iRobot Defeats General Dynamics iRobot is winning the autonomous navigation system war -- without even firing a shot.
National Defense October 2011 Grace V. Jean	Army Deploying Robotic 'Mule' To Troops in Afghanistan The Army is deploying an unmanned ground vehicle to troops in Afghanistan for a several-month long evaluation in combat operations.
BusinessWeek February 24, 2011	Clipped Wings Defense contractors are trying to fend off liberal Democrats, conservative Republicans, and Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, all looking for savings in the Pentagon's budget. Here are the programs already on the chopping block.
The Motley Fool June 2, 2010 Rich Smith	Lockheed Martin's 20%-Off Sale Want a cheaper airplane? Lockheed's got you covered.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009	Reforming the Weapons Budget White House efforts to curtail military spending have had mixed results. Here are some examples.
National Defense July 2013 Stew Magnuson	Robotic Mule Vendors Seek Opportunities Outside Military Lockheed Martin is eying border patrol, perimeter security, mining, logging and construction markets for its robotic mule, said Myron Mills, the company's squad mission support system program manager.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2011 Aimee Duffy	Light at the End of Lockheed's Tunnel The defense sector finally gets some good news with Lockheed Martin's next-generation Global Positioning System.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Brian Gorman	Raptor Under Attack The Pentagon is considering scaling back Lockheed Martin's F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet program.
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The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Rich Smith	Pentagon Unveils Crystal Ball Defense Secretary Gates says that the military needs to start preparing for "the wars we are most likely to fight -- not just the wars we're best suited to fight." Which companies stand to benefit from this?
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National Defense September 2007 Breanne Wagner	Navigation System Advances Army's Pursuit of Unmanned Vehicles The Army will begin a series of tests in October that could demonstrate whether ground combat robots can find their way autonomously in the battlefield.
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InternetNews April 24, 2009 Alex Goldman	Lockheed Martin, DoD Under Constant Net Attack Lockheed Martin responds to reports that data on its flagship jet fighter was stolen from Department of Defense computers.
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National Defense May 2008 Sandra I. Erwin	Weapons Budget: The More You Spend, The Less You Buy A hyperinflation tsunami now threatens to sink the Defense Department's purchasing power so dramatically that a weapons budget that currently funds 95 programs will pay for just a handful of big-ticket programs
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