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The Motley Fool June 18, 2009 Rich Smith	Force Protection: Battle-Tested, Wall Street-Approved Investment banking firm Collins Stewart declares that now's the time to double down on Force's chances of winning the Pentagon's vaunted "M-ATV" armored vehicle contract.
The Motley Fool May 7, 2009 Rich Smith	M-ATV Bids: The Pentagon Picks Its Winners The Pentagon narrowed the field of contenders to just five companies, and asked each one to provide it with three prototype M-ATVs to test. Read on to see who the winners are.
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 August 9, 2007 Rich Smith	Oops, General Dynamics Does It Again Force Protection loses as General Dynamics wins the war over the contract for the military's MRAP program.
The Motley Fool November 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Force Protection Enters the Minefield Where have all the mine resistant ambush protected vehicles gone?
The Motley Fool May 30, 2008 Rich Smith	'Tis the Season for JLTVs Let's review the several defense contractors bidding for a piece of the $70 billion contract to build the Army's next Humvee.
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 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 July 1, 2009 Rich Smith	And the Winner Is ... Oshkosh! (By Gosh!) The Pentagon awards the first $1 billion installment on the contract for off-road MRAP armored vehicles to Wisconsin-based heavy industrialist Oshkosh Corp.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2011 Rich Smith	News Flash: We're Still at War in Afghanistan And Navistar is benefiting.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Oshkosh on the Open Road Oshkosh Truck, maker of all species of trucks, from fire trucks to cement mixers to armored vehicles, reports higher sales and profits, but optimistic statements regarding MRAP need to be taken with a grain of salt.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2008 Rich Smith	A Disturbance in the Force This company is a mess.
The Motley Fool June 12, 2007 Rich Smith	BULL-ish on Ceradyne? News last week that body armor specialist Ceradyne had developed an armored vehicle seemed to give the stock of already-down Force Protection just one more kick, sending it down as much as 8% in reaction in under 24 hours of trading.
The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Rich Smith	Another Defense Stock Bites the Dust The Wall Street Journal takes Oshkosh to the woodshed.
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.
The Motley Fool July 2, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades The analysts who argued that Force Protection would win the contract now play a game of duck-and-cover. Dougherty & Co. and Collins Stewart both ditch their buy ratings on the stock.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2008 Rich Smith	Ceradyne's a Li'l Less Fine Ceradyne doesn't get the contract to supply lightweight armor to Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh for their Joint Light Tactical Vehicle joint venture. But the news isn't all bad for investors.
The Motley Fool January 13, 2009 Rich Smith	Navistar Rolls Into Canada Its stock price is stalled, but the truck maker could pick up momentum.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2008 Rich Smith	General Dynamics Flanks Force Protection General Dynamics has landed a $102 million contract to sell mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles to Spain, affecting a whole row of defense contractors operating in this market.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2007 Rich Smith	No Love for Force Protection Despite another win, the armored vehicle maker's stock falls.
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 June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin	Future Light Truck in Peril? The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) is eventually supposed to replace Army and Marine Corps humvees. But recent comments by Marine Corps officials suggest that it may not be able to deliver on its promise of survivability and low weight.
The Motley Fool May 4, 2011 Rich Smith	America's $10.8 Billion Boondoggle According to DefenseNews.com, the U.S. Army will soon launch a $10.8 billion project to "upgrade" 60,000 Humvees with new armor.
The Motley Fool November 14, 2008 Rich Smith	A Contract Is Awarded, and Humvee Hilarity Ensues Boeing and Textron complain to the Government Accountability Office about having lost the Pentagon's Humvee contract. Northrop Grumman, and Oshkosh have filed protests as well.
National Defense October 2012 Yasmin Tadjdeh	Middle East MRAP Sales Give Hope to Truck Manufacturers Oshkosh Corp. inked a multi-million dollar deal to sell 750 of its off-road version of the MRAP to the United Arab Emirates.
The Motley Fool December 20, 2007 Rich Duprey	Ceradyne Gives a One-Two Punch Defense contractor Ceradyne books two big contracts in one day. Investors take note; even better days may lie ahead.
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.
National Defense February 2012 Eric Beidel	New Requirements, Lower Cost Breathe New Life Into JLTV Though it appeared doomed just months ago, the Army and Marine Corps' plan to replace aging Humvees with a new off-road vehicle may have regained its footing at least for another year.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2004 Rich Smith	The British Strike Back Britain's BAE Systems outbids General Dynamics for Alvis. Smart move?
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 April 3, 2009 Rich Smith	The Best Defense Is ... Good Intel Your Foolish summary of the week's biggest defense industry news.
National Defense January 2013 Valerie Insinna	Army, Marine Corps Look for MRAP Protection Products Quickly produced during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle has earned accolades for saving thousands of soldiers' lives and has been criticized for its $45 billion program cost.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rich Smith	Rethink Your Position on Defense Stocks America's involvement in the Afghan war isn't ending anytime soon. Nor are these companies' revenues, or profits, from the war.
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 November 2, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Collins Stewart removed its sell rating on Dolby Labs' stock. Is that reason to be optimistic about the company?
National Defense October 2012 Eric Beidel	No Stranger to Scrutiny, New Truck Program Forges Ahead The Army and Marine Corps announced contract awards for the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the marquee truck program, which is supposed to give troops greater off-road mobility than a Humvee.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Ceradyne Burned Out? Profits excel, but outlook disappoints. The ceramics maker reported its second-quarter results, and despite posting 14.4% sales growth, the stock is down 9% and counting.
National Defense April 2014 Dan Parsons	Repurposed MRAPs Find New Life in Police Agencies The Pentagon wants to be rid of most of the hulking trucks, so much so that it is giving away thousands.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Oshkosh Still Truckin' The truck company is set to report its fiscal third-quarter 2007 earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
National Defense November 2011 Eric Beidel	Military Turns to Blast-Mitigating Floor Mat Military officials recently warned soldiers in Afghanistan that they were putting their lives at risk by removing floor mats added to the latest variant of the mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Bankers have trouble navigating Amazon.com.
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.
National Defense February 2010 Erwin, Magnuson & Jean	Army, Marines Mull Over Options to Modernize Truck Fleets The Defense Department has been on a truck-buying spree for the past several years, and the demand will remain high for some time. But truck manufacturers don't expect the good times to last too much longer
National Defense September 2011 David C. Ake	Why Troops Love, and Sometimes Hate, the MRAP To date, more than 27,000 MRAPs have been produced. Nearly 15,000 are now in Afghanistan. Commanders there have all but phased out the use of flat-bottomed Humvees outside the wire. About 2,000 MRAPs remain in the United States for training.
National Defense July 2008 Breanne Wagner	Marine Corps Ponders Latest MRAP Lessons As thousands of mine resistant, ambush protected vehicles are rushed to the battlefields in Iraq and Afghanistan, military officials say that the enemy already has found ways to beat the heavily armored trucks, known as MRAPs.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2010 Rich Smith	Force Protection: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats How does the world's smallest arms manufacturer stack up?
The Motley Fool November 5, 2007 Ron Vlieger	Oshkosh on the Road Again Truck manufacturer Oshkosh's merger with construction equipment maker JLG seems to be working; the company announced sales nearly double the previous year's pre-merger totals.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2010 Rich Smith	Armored Cars and Naked Capitalists Force Protection seeks profits where it finds 'em.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Ceradyne on Fire When they release their earnings report on Tuesday, it is likely that ceramics maker Ceradyne will continue a 19 quarter winning streak of beating industry analysts.
The Motley Fool November 13, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In the continuing battle between the S&P 500 and six defense stocks, let's see how the stocks are doing: General Dynamics... Raytheon... Lockheed martin... AeroVironment... iRobot... Force Protection...