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The Motley Fool March 13, 2008 Rich Smith	Quit Crying, Boeing Boeing has filed its long-anticipated protest on the KC-X Tanker contract with the U.S. Air Force.
The Motley Fool November 20, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing Wins! Over in the nation's capital, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has just overturned a lower court's ruling that stripped Boeing of its contract to service KC-135 refueling tankers.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2009 Rich Smith	Did Boeing Just Win the Tanker Contract? Investors are bidding Boeing shares up on the assumption that the KC-X contract is now in the bag. That's a mistake.
The Motley Fool July 29, 2011 Katie Spence	When Will This Company Learn You Can't Get Ahead by Being Stupid? Boeing was undoubtedly aggressive with its tanker bid, and it looks like that's coming back to haunt it.
The Motley Fool December 8, 2010 Rich Smith	Did Boeing Just Lose the Tanker Contract? Everyone seems to think so. Here's why they're wrong.
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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 April 20, 2010 Rich Smith	Boeing Beams, but Northrop's Grumblin' They took their ball and went home -- and no one cares.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender Let's see how these six defense stocks are doing in a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500: General Dynamics... Raytheon... Lockheed Martin... AeroVironment... iRobot... Force Protection...
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Smith	KC-X Still M.I.A. Pentagon to defense contractors: On your mark, get set ... wait!
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The Motley Fool August 9, 2011 Rich Smith	Another Defense Stock Bites the Dust The Wall Street Journal takes Oshkosh to the woodshed.
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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 August 28, 2009 Rich Smith	Hear Oshkosh Roar! For shareholders in military trucker Oshkosh, it's shaping up to be a fine summer indeed.
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The Motley Fool January 10, 2008 Rich Smith	Who Wants to Be a 70-Billionaire? Defense companies Northrop Grumman and Oshkosh team up to bid for their share of the military transport vehicle contracts.
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The Motley Fool June 15, 2011 Rich Smith	Boeing Scores Touchdown in India There's a new world order for U.S. defense contractors.
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The Motley Fool September 25, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing vs. Northrop: Round 3 The Boeing-Northrop auction action heats up again.
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The Motley Fool May 19, 2009 Rich Smith	3 Top Defense Sector Stocks Raytheon, Lockheed, and General Dynamics carry strong balance sheets, while their valuations appear attractive relative to their growth prospects.
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The Motley Fool December 2, 2009 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades HSBC Securities' perfectly reasonable decision to downgrade Boeing got trampled in the rush of investors heading the other way.
The Motley Fool August 26, 2008 Rich Smith	Boeing to Air Force: Keep Yer Stinkin' Tankers ... at least the Army still loves us.
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.
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