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The Motley Fool January 8, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Steps on a Mine Finally, Czechoslovakia has decided that it will not buy $1.3 billion worth of Pandur II armored personnel carriers from General Dynamics' Steyr Daimler Puch Spezialfahrzeug subsidiary.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2006 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Outflanked? Investors, beware of the horn tooters when it comes to who's competing for an armored-vehicle contract.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2011 Navjot Kaur	This Defense Contractor Just Got More Protection General Dynamics acquires Force Protection for a 31% premium.
Military & Aerospace Electronics February 2006 John Keller	General Dynamics eyes test practices to help improve company's bottom line The company is starting to see results from the Test Resource Management program, launched in 2002, which seeks to make the most of how the company and its people acquire, use, share, and dispose of test equipment.
National Defense October 2014 Valerie Insinna	Uncertainty Lingers Over Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle Program BAE Systems appears to be the only bidder for the Army's armored multi-purpose vehicle contract, but it may not be the only winner.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rich Smith	No Love for Force Protection Despite another win, the armored vehicle maker's stock falls.
National Defense January 2013 Dan Parsons	Vendors Pour Funding Into Armored Vehicle Development Vehicle manufacturers are gearing up for several parallel armored vehicle programs and, without any guarantee of a contract, are pouring money into working prototypes so that when the time comes, they can offer an "off-the-shelf" design.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2004 Rich Smith	General Dynamics-Lockheed Score The two were chosen to design the Navy's next-generation warship.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection Dances a Jig A $1.2 billion Pentagon award to produce additional mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored vehicles is divided between Force Protection and two other defense contractors.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2005 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Ready to Deploy $30 million Land Warrior contract could be just the beginning. As good as the program looks for U.S. war-fighters, it looks even better for investors.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2004 Bill Mann	General Dynamics' Quarterly Blast The defense giant isn't just pounding the rubble in its most recent earnings report.
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Services in the Market for 4,000 Blast-Proof Vehicles Expectations that U.S. troops will not leave Iraq for the foreseeable future have prompted the military services to request an additional 4,000 mine-resistant armored vehicles.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Rich Smith	Textron Could Double Down on This Deal The Afghan army aims to acquire armored vehicles.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 Rich Smith	The British Retreat As British stocks become cheap relative to U.S. stocks, British companies could become more and more attractive acquisition targets for U.S. companies
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The Motley Fool November 9, 2010 Rich Smith	Force Protection Routed Yet its stock price holds firm, and even advances.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection: Strong, Silent, Superb Investors, this military manufacturer's few words are all good ones.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Rich Smith	Tanks for Nothing, Britain BAE Systems' stock is a real steal.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2009 Rich Smith	Force Protection Blasts Past Wall Street With a share price valuing the company at just 0.4 times last year's sales, Force deserves a future in your portfolio.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rich Smith	A Disturbance in the Force This company is a mess.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2011 Rich Smith	Who Will Build America's Next Supertank? The Pentagon picks two teams to replace the Bradley armored personnel carrier.
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Rich Smith	JLTV Me ASAP The Pentagon decides America's next Humvee is almost certainly going to be built by BAE/Lockheed, BAE/Navistar, and General Dynamics.
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Rich Smith	This Ain't Your Mama's Humvee The biggest names in armored warfare are gearing up to vie for the Pentagon's Joint Light Tactical Vehicle program, which could be worth between $10 billion to $70 billion to the winner.
The Motley Fool June 29, 2009 Rich Smith	Who Wants to Be a Pentagon Billionaire? The clock's ticking down to the final minutes on the Pentagon's multibillion-dollar purchase of an estimated 5,200 all-terrain armored vehicles for the war in Afghanistan. Let's review the situation.
National Defense March 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Marine Corps Ponders Options to Expand Armor Forces in Iraq As the demand for armored scout units in Iraq soars, the Marine Corps is reviewing its entire array of combat vehicle programs and is considering revising procurement plans.
National Defense January 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Army's Armored Force: Mix of Old and New Amid uncertainty about the prospect of its ambitious "future combat systems" program, the Army is forging ahead with plans to deploy up to 35 new armored brigades.
Military & Aerospace Electronics June 2007 Courtney E. Howard	General Dynamics to Provide Ku-Band Satellite on-the-Move Antenna to U.S. Army U.S. Army personnel have issued a World Wide Satellite Services contract to General Dynamics SATCOM Technologies to provide warfighters with Ku-band on-the-move satellite communications terminals.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2010 John Keller	Vetronics and Vehicle Power Upgrades to be Part of Major Redesign of Stryker Armored Vehicle Armored vehicle designers at General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS) are designing next-generation digital vetronics and vehicle power systems for the next-generation Stryker combat vehicle.
The Motley Fool October 12, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, no quarter will be asked, none given for defense related stocks.
The Motley Fool June 6, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection's Shredded Storybook Second order for MRAP armored vehicles goes to a surprise winner. The 18,000 sales that investors had priced into the stock have been ripped from the pages of this storybook story. How the story will end, is anyone's guess.
National Defense October 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Vehicle Maker Wins Iraqi Army Deal, Rushes To Expand Production A recent Defense Department contract to acquire more than 1,000 "mine-protected" armored vehicles for the Iraqi Army has prompted Force Protection Inc. to both expand its internal production capacity and seek outside help.
Popular Mechanics September 12, 2008 Joe Pappalardo	6 American Weapons Systems to Rearm Iraqi Army for Withdrawal This week the Wall Street Journal reported that Iraq is starting to inquire about the purchase of F-16 fighters from the United States -- another step in the process of the expected military withdrawal.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008	BAE Systems to Provide Transparent Armored Gun Shield for the U.S. Marine Corps BAE Systems to deliver 360 Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) turret kits for use on HMMWV vehicles and Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, better-known as MRAPs.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2007 Rich Smith	General Dynamics and the Double-Edged Petard Defense contractors are losing contracts due to cost-plus pricing, and are increasingly switching to fixed-price construction deals.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2009 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Boards a Jet Plane "Tanks for the airplane orders," says the armored vehicle maker.
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron	Jordan Eyes Expansion of Domestic Defense Industry A Jordanian research and development center is achieving tangible results in building sophisticated technology for internal and border security, VIP protection, surveillance and emergency response.
Military & Aerospace Electronics December 2009	Infrared Sensor for Armored Vehicle Night Vision is Aim of BAE Contract BAE Systems will produce a system of infrared sensors and related vetronics that provide 24-hour, all-weather visibility to operators of U.S. Army and Marine Corps armored vehicles.
National Defense February 2011 Jean & Magnuson	Industry Execs Ponder a Shrinking Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Market Military truck manufacturers are beginning to worry about the long-term future of the industry.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Jeremy MacNealy	General Dynamics Soars As the defense contractor posts strong earnings as a result of solid top-line gains and margin improvements, shareholders have to like the prospects of continued success going forward.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2009 Rich Smith	Time to Buy Force Protection? Revenues for this armored vehicle maker look fine, but profits went up in smoke.
The Motley Fool October 13, 2010 Rich Smith	Pentagon Contractors Risk Death by a Billion Cuts UK mirrors Pentagon spending cuts on a smaller scale.
The Motley Fool December 12, 2007 Rich Smith	General D's Below-Billion-Buck Buyback Defense contracting giant General Dynamics announces a 10-million-share repurchase authorization; at current share prices this represents an almost billion-dollar buyback. Can the company afford it? And even if it can, should it?
The Motley Fool October 21, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has General Dynamics Become the Perfect Stock? For General Dynamics to reach perfection, it needs to find new growth avenues.
National Defense April 2008 Alan L. Gropman	Combat Vehicle Sector Could be Headed for Turbulent Times The defense industry has thrived despite erratic government funding and regulatory vagaries. But it must now prepare for a possible downturn during the next several years.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Headlines and Fine Print For a real heavyweight to "make news," nothing less than nine figures qualifies these days. Luckily for General Dynamics, the three contracts it announced this week fit the bill nicely. Investors, take note.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2004 John Keller	Vetronics of the Future Combat System The electronic and optoelectronic technologies of the future battlefield will help provide unprecedented situational awareness and maneuver capability to U.S. and allied ground troops.
Defense Update Issue 3, 2006	The New Road Warriors Armored Trucks Light armored trucks can't manage the extra weight needed to defend against mines and other explosive devices. However, newer versions of explosive reactive armor (ERA) are being created for these lightweight platforms.
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