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From:International Journal (Vol. 68, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIn the late 1990s the Dutch government under Labour minister-president Wim Kok decided to pursue a replacement for the main strike fighter of the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNAF), the F-16. From very early on, there...
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From:European Social PolicyPeer-ReviewedA series of actions will be taken in the next two years to properly manage the changes and restructuring of the defence industry and ensure that neither workers nor the economy are affected. A European partnership for...
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From:Government Computer News (Vol. 24, Issue 23)The Defense Department's contracting troubles are not limited to the General Services Administration's Federal Technology and Federal Supply services. A recent Government Accountability Office report found DOD used the...
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From:Quality (Vol. 45, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedRedlake (San Diego, CA) and Geospatial Systems (Rochester, NY) announce an alliance to focus on aerial and terrestrial surveillance systems for military and commercial applications. Under this collaboration, Redlake and...
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From:Building Design & Construction (Vol. 46, Issue 9)After 60 years of operation, the U.S. Army's DC Armory Drill Hall in Washington, D.C., was in dire need of a roof retrofit. But the building's barrel roof, combined with steady 35-mph winds, made the project difficult...
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From:Acquisition Review Quarterly (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIn October 2000, the Secretary of Defense announced that a new policy of "evolutionary acquisition" would become the preferred approach to acquiring defense systems. Implementation of the new policy has been far from...
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From:Mechanical Engineering-CIME (Vol. 116, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedGeneral Dynamics Corp. Land System Division used Mechanical Dynamics Inc.'s Automatic Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical Systems software to simulate temperature and such variables as grade, mud and snow loads. This is in...
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From:Policy Studies Journal (Vol. 24, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe European Union's influence on defense industry matters has increased in recent years. This is puzzling because the Treaty of Rome permits member states to maintain armaments production and trade issues at the...
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From:Microwave Journal (Vol. 32, Issue 11) Peer-ReviewedHughes Tapped for Military VSAT Network The Army and Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) awarded a $7 M contract to Hughes Network Systems to provide a shared-hub VSAT network to link 140 AAFES outlets and distribution...
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From:Microwave Journal (Vol. 32, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedThe Army's Strategic Defense Command has initiated a program to develop advanced radar systems with the award of a contract to Phase IV Systems Inc. Phase IV Systems was awarded a $100 K increment recently as part of...
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From:Quality (Vol. 58, Issue 9) Peer-ReviewedMade In Space (MIS) has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a subcontract to support NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) demonstration of the autonomous robotic manufacturing and assembly platform, Archinaut,...
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From:Parameters (Vol. 50, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedABSTRACT: This article discusses tools and processes for developing successful defense institution building efforts in low-capacity, high-threat African states. The authors recommend activities for increasing engagement...
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From:Advanced Materials & Processes (Vol. 163, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedThe GE Rolls-Royce Fighter Engine Team (FET) has been awarded a contract valued at $2.4 billion to develop its F136 engine for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) program, reports GE Aircraft Engines, Evendale, Ohio....
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From:Addiction Professional (Vol. 5, Issue 7)According to the U.S. Department of Defense Manpower Data Center, more than 1 million Americans have served overseas in operations supporting the Global War on Terrorism. Adding that number to the number of veterans...
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From:Insight Turkey (Vol. 22, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedTracing the evolution of the Turkish defense industry through five major periods of development, this article draws attention to crucial turning points such as the Cyprus crisis of 1974, the establishment of SAGEB in...
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From:Defense A R Journal (Vol. 26, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedCONGRATULATIONS are in order for both the Defense Acquisition Research Journal (Defense ARJ) and Defense Acquisition magazine (formerly known as Defense AT&L) production teams for being awarded both Platinum and Gold...
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From:Defense A R Journal (Vol. 26, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedThis Research Agenda is intended to make researchers aware of the topics that are, or should be, of particular concern to the broader defense acquisition community within the federal government, academia, and defense...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 10) Peer-ReviewedExtrafloral nectar (EFN) plays an important role as plant indirect defence through the attraction of defending ants. Like all rewards produced in the context of a mutualism, however, EFN is in danger of being exploited...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 6, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedBackground There is conclusive evidence that there are fitness costs of plant defense and that herbivores can drive selection for defense. However, most work has focused on above-ground interactions, even though...
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From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 7, Issue 12) Peer-ReviewedThe ubiquitin/26S proteasome system plays an essential role not only in maintaining protein turnover, but also in regulating many other plant responses, including plant-pathogen interactions. Previous studies...