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The Marines And Navy To Test Emerging Technologies in April; Can Defense Suppliers Make Windfall?
Friday, March 31, 2017 - 12:34pm | 992Read More...The Marine Corps and the Navy swear by the most modern and emerging technologies, as they seek to bridge the gap in capability. Will this translate to gains for the defense contractors? The U.S. Marine Corps, or USMC, is part of the U.S. Armed Forces, vested with the responsibility of providing...
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The F-35 Program Continues Its Struggles
Friday, August 22, 2014 - 3:58pm | 500Read More...Much has been written about the troubled F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program over the last decade. Cost overruns, schedule slips and reliability issues have plagued the fifth-generation military aircraft being developed by Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT). Three versions of the F-35 will be...
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Animatronics, Avatars, Afghani And The Marines: Immersive Environment Training
Wednesday, November 16, 2011 - 5:19pm | 1682Read More...A young Marine on foot patrol stands in the middle of a village road. Mud walled single story structures face the street, their doors and windows shuttered against the dust. He holds his M16 across his body just below his chest. ...
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Trucking It With The Marines
Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 6:51pm | 1524Read More...From Orange County, California drive south on Pacific Coast Highway about 30 miles or so and you come to Camp Pendleton. Geographically close, but worlds apart, the two places have populations that rarely mix. Orange County is home to TV shows such as “The OC,” and “The Real Housewives of...
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Shooting With The Marines
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 - 6:05pm | 1132Read More...We are on our bellies, legs splayed behind us, leaning onto our elbows in the dust. In our hands are M16's, pointed at targets 35 yards ahead of us that float in and out of focus through the cross hairs of our guns. One hour up Coast Route Highway 5, our south Orange County neighbors are...
