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The article discusses the growth of the military services industry in the U.S. The shift into military services is expected to continue to maintain sales and to take advantage of government cost-savings efforts. The top military services companies include L-3 Communications, Computer Sciences Corp. and Babcock International Group. Particular focus is given to the growth in aftermarket sales of maintenance and upgrading of in-service weapon systems.

The article discusses the impact of public spending crisis on the arms production and military services industry in the U.S. and Europe. The U.S. National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) maintains many of the country's weapons programmes. The military services sectors, such as systems support, logistics and training, have shown resistance to the effect of the drawdown from Iraq. It mentions the attempts by Global North countries to develop a self-sustaining national arms industry.