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March 2017
Industry Jittery About Defense Exports
By Sandra I. ErwinIt could have been a quick and easy deal. India’s navy last fall agreed to buy 22 maritime surveillance drones from U.S. manufacturer General Atomics. -
December 2001
Export-Control Reforms Stall In Aftermath of Terror Attacks
By Harold KennedyOne of the casualties of this fall’s terrorist attacks upon the United States may have been the latest effort to reform controls limiting exports of technologies that could provide a military advantage to the nation’s potential enemies. -
April 2001
Perceptions of Defense Sector Undermine Financial Health
By Elizabeth BookUnder ever-growing scrutiny from Wall Street, the defense sector needs to improve its financial health by speeding up the glacial pace of reform and investment, executives from government and industry told a recent conference in Washington, D.C. -
April 2001
Strategic Defense Review Should Address Industrial Base Concerns
By Lawrence F. SkibbieIn its 2001 report on Industrial Capabilities, the Defense Department outlines emerging global security and industrial environments, as well as the strategy that is needed to meet the new challenges. -
July 2000
Industry Has Key Role in Helping Implement Defense Export Reforms
By Lawrence F. SkibbieNow that the U.S. government has unveiled a list of reform proposals to streamline the export control process for defense equipment, the next step for industry is to decide how it will help the government implement these reforms as smoothly and quickly as possible. -
June 2000
Defense Export Reform Plan Will Boost Industry Alliances
By Sandra I. ErwinCloser ties between the United States and its military allies cannot be achieved by governmental activities only, said a top Pentagon official in charge of industrial policy. The participation of the private sector-in this case, the defense contractors-is vital to this endeavor, he asserted.