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Deloitte Projects 5% Growth In Aerospace And Defense Industry, Technology Innovations To Dominate

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The continued decline of defense spending into 2014 will likely force new revenue streams for the aerospace and defense (A&D) industry that may include innovations in intelligence, precision strike technologies, and cyber security. and Europe,” said Tom Captain, DTTL Global Aerospace and Defense Sector Leader.

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The Issues Associated with Using Location Factors and “national average” cost databases

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ccc, Developing Location Factors Using a Factoring Method, International Cost Engineering Council, ICEC International Cost Management Journal (ICMJ), 1998.). The RSMeans city cost index (CCI) and the Department of Defense area cost factor (ACF) index are two primary examples of location factor publications. (Peitlock, B.A.,

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KBR Expanding In Alabama With New HQ, 160 Jobs

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Defense contractor KBR will expand its operations in Huntsville, AL with a new headquarters facility and more than 160 additional jobs as it taps the talent pool in Alabama’s “Rocket City.”. KBR delivers a range of high-end services and expertise in systems engineering, data analytics and mission operations around the globe.

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Commonwealth Center For Advanced Manufacturing To Partner With The Department Of Defense Technology Development Institute

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DMDI is one of two new manufacturing innovation institutes being led by the Department of Defense (DoD). CCAM’s work in advanced manufacturing and surface engineering bridges the gap between research and commercialization, accelerating technology into markets and demonstrating technology to address real issues. Great Lakes U.S.

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Boeing Begins Expansion Of 737 Commercial Delivery Center In Seattle

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Boeing has kicked off expansion of its 737 Commercial Delivery Center (CDC) at Boeing Field in Seattle. Deliveries of the 737 MAX, with the latest technology CFM International LEAP-1B engines and other efficiency enhancements like Advanced Technology winglets, will also begin in 2017 at the upgraded facility. Posted by Heidi Schwartz

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Universal Hydrogen Launches Engineering Design Center, European HQ

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At its new European headquarters in Toulouse, France, Universal Hydrogen will work to decarbonize aviation through the adoption of hydrogen.

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Insitu To Open Commercial UAS Facility At MSU

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They’re having a major impact on everything from homeland security, maritime search and rescue, and precision agriculture to environmental monitoring, which has inspired Insitu to open a new facility focused on the commercial UAS industry at Mississippi State University (MSU) in Starkville, MS.