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Tag Archives: UAV

• Defense Roundup: “Drones” a word you can’t say in public, veterans helping veterans in Texas, military epidemics misnamed

  AUVSI Convention Shows Trends Toward Civilian, International UAV’s Aaron Mehta (@AaronMehta), Defense News. Last week’s Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International annual show in Washington D.C. generated a lot of stories on the state of the industry and the f… more

• Defense Roundup: UAVs and JLTVs, Boeing has a bad week, #VAEndedTheBacklog nigh, TIME Magazine misses an opportunity to put Jake Wood on its cover

  U.S. Probes Firm That Vetted NSA Leaker Dion Nissenbaum, (@dionnissenbaum) Wall Street Journal. The hits just keep on coming with the continuing saga of former Booz Allen Hamilton contractor Edward Snowden and his massive theft and subsequent leaking of NSA secret programs. Amon… more

• April 8 Weekly Defense Industry Roundup

  U.S. Would Save $14 Billion Buying German Combat Vehicle Tony Capaccio (@ACapaccio) and Nick Taborek, Bloomberg Business Week. The Congressional Budget Office issued a report this week examining the Army’s Ground Combat Vehicle and concluded that simply purchasing the German… more

• April 2 Weekly Defense Industry Roundup

  Risk and Reward at the Dawn of Civilian Drone Age Joan Lowy (@AP_Joan_Lowy), Associated Press. This piece offers a great overview of what many see as the dawn of a new era of development of civilian unmanned aerial vehicles, drones as they are called these days. Lost in the ne… more

• February 25 Weekly Defense Industry Roundup

  Hagel on Track to Narrowly Win Confirmation as Defense Secretary Paul West (@paulwestdc), Los Angeles Times. Congress returns from its 10-day “Presidents Day” recess and will likely take up a confirmation vote for Secretary of Defense nominee and former Senator Chuck Hagel… more