Similar Articles

Browse Main Topics:

Business
Computers & Electronics
Education & Reference
Entertainment & Leisure
Family & Home
Finance & Investment
Health
Internet
Pets & Animals
Science & Technology
Society, Politics & Culture
Sports & Recreation

Similar Articles

The Motley Fool December 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Boatloads of Profit for General Dynamics and Northrop The U.S. Navy delivers a veritable boatload of certainty to both companies -- and that is meant literally.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics and Lockheed Deliver These two defense contractors deserve praise for their recent accomplishments.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics ... Admiral Dynamics? General Dynamics and Austal LLC team up again to bid together on the Pentagon's Joint High Speed Vessel.
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 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 January 29, 2010 Rich Smith	Uncle Sam Wants YOU (to Build a Better Boat) Make it shallow, fast, and cheap -- and make it snappy! This time, we're talking 'bout the Littoral Combat Ship.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Rich Smith	India Looks West for Its Defense Yet another big arms sale to India.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Rich Smith	Boeing Scores Touchdown in India There's a new world order for U.S. defense contractors.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Rich Smith	America, Defenseless? Some of the nation's biggest defense contractors have begun receiving "Dear John" letters from the Pentagon.
The Motley Fool May 10, 2010 Rich Smith	21st Century Battlefield, 19th Century Technology Even if Lockheed might prefer to win high-dollar contracts for aircraft and satellites, it's just as capable of reaping revenues from smaller-ticket items like blimps.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2010 Rich Smith	Core Stock: Lockheed Martin 60 years, 1 trillion dollars. Can't go wrong.
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Brian Gorman	Lockheed's Weight Problem Lockheed Martin will delay takeoff on its Joint Strike Fighter program due to a nagging problem that may leave the defense contractor's investors jittery.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Smith	KC-X Still M.I.A. Pentagon to defense contractors: On your mark, get set ... wait!
The Motley Fool March 18, 2011 Rich Smith	Defense Cuts? What Defense Cuts? It's full speed ahead for General Dynamics ... and Lockheed Martin.
National Defense July 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Cost Goals for Littoral Combat Ship Overly Optimistic Navy Secretary Ray Mabus raised doubts in recent weeks that the service can meet a $460 million cost cap for the Littoral Combat Ship.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2010 Dave Mock	3 Reasons to Buy Lockheed Martin Today There are lots, but here are three biggies.
The Motley Fool June 30, 2010 Rich Smith	Pentagon to Defense Contractors: We've Got Your Back As Defense Secretary Robert Gates reiterated plans to cut in excess of $100 billion from Pentagon spending over the next five years, they also try to reassure that they're not out to hurt anyone -- least of all investors.
The Motley Fool October 10, 2008 Rich Smith	Neighbors Covet Lockheed's MULE Could it lose the robotic vehicle contract?
The Motley Fool October 28, 2008 Rich Smith	JLTV Program Gets Smaller, Slower For five long months, we've been awaiting word of who would win the JLTV competition. It seems the military just can't decide who's going to build the darn thing.
The Motley Fool October 2, 2008 Rich Smith	Psst! Buddy! Wanna Buy an F-16? Iraq does, and it has the cash to do it. What do such deals mean to investors?
The Motley Fool December 3, 2008 Rich Smith	Lockheed GOES Up Straight up, with a pair of weather satellites for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The Motley Fool February 20, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing Gets the Boot Boeing's challenge of a Pentagon award to build America's Next Top Humvee has been definitively rejected. And that could be good news for investors.
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing Bets on Black The nation's second largest defense contractor announced a deal that could preserve its place as a profitable producer of fighter aircraft -- or put it deeply in the red.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Northrop Is Shipshape In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Northrop Grumman to show a small increase in sales and an even smaller increase in profits.
The Motley Fool March 26, 2010 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Will Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, no quarter will be asked, none given for defense stocks.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender One analyst's attempt to beat the S&P 500 with these six defense stocks: General Dynamics... Raytheon... Lockheed Martin... AeroVironment... Force Protection.. iRobot...
The Motley Fool December 29, 2004 Brian Gorman	Raptor Under Attack The Pentagon is considering scaling back Lockheed Martin's F/A-22 Raptor fighter jet program.
BusinessWeek January 12, 2004	Defense & Aerospace: More Plane Pain, But Help From Uncle Sam Sales of civilian aircraft will be flat, though the worst of the slump may be over. High-tech weaponry will be a bright spot for defense contractors.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2004 Seth Jayson	Boeing's Defense Scores Results are strong from the military side, but the stock looks played out.
BusinessWeek October 29, 2009	Reforming the Weapons Budget White House efforts to curtail military spending have had mixed results. Here are some examples.
The Motley Fool January 24, 2008 Rich Smith	Slow Motion for General Dynamics Investors fear that decreasing sales in the coming year may threaten the defense contractor's stock price.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2010 Rich Smith	Everybody's a Winner! Just about everybody's getting a Pentagon contract these days.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2011 Rich Smith	America: Guns "R" U.S. The nation is set to sell $46 billion in arms internationally this year.
The Motley Fool September 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Quick Take: Will Northrop Overrun Aground? While defense contractors work to make manned combat a thing of the past, the Navy earmarks more money to Northrup for an obsolete aircraft carrier.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing and Lockheed Lock Sights on India The subcontinent nears a decision.
The Motley Fool September 8, 2004 Rich Smith	Will the Navy Scuttle Shipbuilders? A funding proposal would scale down orders for new warships. Investors should look beyond the obvious implications for the shipyards, the shipbuilders, and their employees.
BusinessWeek April 18, 2005 Stan Crock	Less Bang For The Big Guns The defense biz is hot, but the most profitable contractors are the little guys. While the primes want to emphasize their improved return on investment, the subs are beating them at that game, too.
The Motley Fool September 28, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, let's see how these six defense stocks are doing: General Dynamics... Raytheon... Lockheed Martin... AeroVironment... iRobot... Force Protection...
The Motley Fool April 20, 2009 Rich Smith	Pentagon Unveils Crystal Ball Defense Secretary Gates says that the military needs to start preparing for "the wars we are most likely to fight -- not just the wars we're best suited to fight." Which companies stand to benefit from this?
The Motley Fool July 14, 2011 Rich Smith	Why Does the U.S. Navy Hate JFK? Poor Huntington-Ingalls. Just four months after its parent company set it adrift, it's already wallowing in debt and burning cash. And now it seems Northrop Grumman abandoned this shipbuilder not a moment too soon.
National Defense June 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	More Services, Less Hardware Define Current Military Buildup In the midst of the largest military expansion since the Reagan administration, industry analysts warn that the gravy days cannot last much longer.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Orders Slow Down at Northrop Northrop ups 2007 earnings guidance, but the prospects of peace might be affecting the defense contractor.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Rich Smith	The Defense Contractor Envelope, Please ... Bidding has closed on a contract that could mean $11.7 billion in additional revenues for megadefense contractor Lockheed Martin.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2011 Rich Smith	Lockheed's Stinky Scientists Smell an Opportunity Skunk Works moves beyond Pentagon contracting.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2008 Rich Smith	Raptors and Lightnings and F-16s. Oh, My! How will the Pentagon deal with a cash-strapped economy? How should you?
BusinessWeek March 5, 2007 Kopecki & Holmes	Ready To Come Back To Earth Defense is blazing hot. But most stocks are already in the stratosphere.
The Motley Fool May 3, 2005 Brian Gorman	Marriage of Convenience Lockheed Martin and Boeing to join forces on U.S. government rocket contracts.
National Defense May 2009 Grace V. Jean	Jury Still Out on Future of Littoral Combat Ship The Navy's littoral combat ship is under fire by lawmakers who are threatening to pull the plug at a time when the Obama administration is prepared to commit long-term funding to the program.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rich Smith	Get Rich With Defense Stocks? Yes, Really! If Congress takes an axe to the Pentagon's budget, defense contractors might actually have cause for celebration.
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.