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The Motley Fool
July 29, 2010
Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Just how good can UAVs get?   |
The Motley Fool
August 21, 2009
Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Revenge Of The Robots Things are evolving fast in the unmanned aerial vehicle business, and they're starting to get just a wee bit dangerous too. |
The Motley Fool
August 5, 2010
Rich Smith |
Look, Up in the Air! Is it a bird? Is it a robot? Heck no! It's a manned fighter jet. Admiral Michael Mullen may believe there's no need for pilots in planes anymore, but some of the biggest names in unmanned-aerial-vehicle building are begging to differ. |
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Rich Smith |
Pentagon to Boeing: Get Real! And get used to it -- the F-35 is coming. |
The Motley Fool
April 9, 2009
Rich Smith |
Lockheed Defenseless? Boeing Busted? Maybe, but there are also winners aplenty in the Pentagon's new budget. |
The Motley Fool
June 8, 2009
Rich Smith |
"Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" Part Seven. (Yes, really. We're already up to seven.) |
The Motley Fool
June 17, 2009
Rich Smith |
Northrop Grumman: More than Just UAVs Northrop Grumman just landed a $432 million contract to build two new E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" command and control aircraft for the Navy. And this is just the beginning. |
The Motley Fool
April 13, 2009
Rich Smith |
An Open Letter to Boeing Here's what the aerospace giant needs to do to straighten up and fly right. |
The Motley Fool
August 9, 2010
Rich Smith |
L-3 Adds One And ups its game in UAVs. |
The Motley Fool
August 27, 2009
Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying this Thing? Special Report Newsflash: Mainstream media discovers unmanned aerial vehicles or drone aircraft. |
The Motley Fool
September 9, 2009
Rich Smith |
A Soft Landing for AeroVironment Sure, AeroVironment took a tumble, but it could have been worse. |
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
April 22, 2010
Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? (The Helicopter Edition) As fast and furious as unmanned, horizontal-flying aircraft have evolved, the big defense story in recent months has been the advances going on in robotic helicopters. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2009
Rich Smith |
Boeing Bets on Black (Ops) Boeing came late to the unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) party, but you've got to give these guys credit -- now that they're here, they aim to make a splash. |
The Motley Fool
June 15, 2004
Brian Gorman |
Boeing's Ship Comes In Boeing's new contract to build aircraft for the Navy continues its string of positive news. The company's prospects remain good, but investors may want to wait for the shares to descend a bit before piling on board. |
The Motley Fool
November 7, 2008
Rich Smith |
In Defense of Obama Given conventional wisdom, which suggests that Republicans would be more favorable to defense-industry companies, what might the effects be from Obama's administration? |
The Motley Fool
May 29, 2009
Rich Smith |
Say It Ain't So, Boeing The aerospace giant has landed more than $312 million in contracts to lease its ScanEagle unmanned aerial vehicle to the Navy and Marine Corps over the past two years. |
The Motley Fool
October 5, 2010
Rich Smith |
Boeing's Da Bomb Last week, we discussed Boeing's just-in-time landing of a $5.3 billion order for F-18 fighter jets -- big news at the time, but a contract that pales next to the monster deal Boeing just inked to upgrade the Air Force's fleet of B-52 bombers. |
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
February 19, 2010
Rich Smith |
Boeing Curries Favor in India And they need to, because Lockheed's F-35 is on its way. |
The Motley Fool
May 20, 2011
Rich Smith |
Could Boeing Win this Dogfight? The more we learn about the F-35's performance, the less I think we can count Boeing out. |
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
December 4, 2009
Rich Smith |
Boeing Defiantly Growls Reports of the airplane makers' demise are ... exaggerated. |
National Defense
June 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
CNO: Worries About Aviation Industrial Base Overstated Once the Navy begins buying Lockheed-made F-35s, it will no longer purchase Super Hornets from Boeing. |
The Motley Fool
February 3, 2009
Rich Smith |
Boeing: Can't Join 'Em? Beat 'Em! Boeing may be top o' the heap in commercial airliners and military transports, and it may even do a decent job on helicopters. But when it comes to the next big thing in aeronautics -- unmanned aerial vehicles the company's looking like a bit of an also-ran. |
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
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. |
The Motley Fool
August 24, 2011
Rich Smith |
Budget Deficit? What Budget Deficit? The Pentagon has plenty of money for new toys. |
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. |
National Defense
May 2009
Sandra I. Erwin |
Special Ops. Command to Purchase 'Video by the Hour' Services From Boeing The U.S. Special Operations Command awarded the Boeing Co. a contract that could be worth up to $250 million over the next five years |
The Motley Fool
May 6, 2009
Rich Smith |
Boeing Steals Lockheed's Thunder (Er, Lightning) Boeing is the contractor bleeding the most from the defense cuts that Defense Secretary Gates proposed last month. Yet (at the risk of mixing some metaphors) Boeing's showing that this old dog still has a few tricks up its sleeve. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2010
Rich Smith |
Boeing Wins! The winner of the $40 billion KC-X Tanker contract is all but certain. So let's all give a great big round of applause to ... Northrop Grumman! But not because it won the contract. |
The Motley Fool
July 10, 2008
Rich Smith |
Boeing's Boffo Day Good news comes in pairs. |
National Defense
August 2006
Sandra I. Erwin |
Combat Drone Project Exposes Pitfalls of Joint-Service Programs When the Pentagon quashed a multibillion-dollar Air Force-Navy combat drone program earlier this year, experts contended this was proof that joint service projects are doomed from the get-go. |
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
May 24, 2011
Katie Spence |
In Defense of 3 Companies You Might Be Overlooking Defense companies may not be the most glamorous companies to invest in -- but with the security of America depending on what these companies bring to the table, it's unlikely they'll disappear into the sunset any time soon. |
The Motley Fool
June 7, 2011
Dan Radovsky |
Drones: More Than a Buzzword for Boeing Boeing's gamble in unmanned aircraft may pay off ... one day. |
Popular Mechanics
March 13, 2008
Joe Pappalardo |
Killer Bee UAV First Look: Raytheon Fights Boeing in Drone Race As the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps look to increase their fleets of small, unmanned aircraft that can serve as communication relays and sensor platforms, they're seeing contenders in the fight over which company gets to build them. |
National Defense
June 2008
Sandra I. Erwin |
Aviation Wish-Lists Send Mixed Signals The Navy and Air Force want more planes from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, but doing so would decrease funds from the Joint Strike Fighter program. |
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
July 26, 2011
Andrew Tonner |
Investor Roundtable: The Best Stocks in the Defense Industry Fools muster their financial forces to battle over the best potential picks. |
The Motley Fool
May 8, 2009
Rich Smith |
"Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" 2009 Edition This edition of "Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" takes a peek within the exciting world of flying model airplanes ... that kill. |
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
December 30, 2009
Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? (The 2009 Boxed Set) It's been a good year for unmanned aerial vehicles -- and a great year for investing in 'em. Here's an update on who's who and what's what in the exciting world of flying model airplanes that kill. |
The Motley Fool
October 2, 2008
Rich Smith |
Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part 4 A look at Raytheon, one of the players in the unmanned aerial vehicles sector. |
National Defense
July 2012
Antoine Martin |
Promising Outlook for Navy's Unmanned Aviation The U.S. Navy has ambitious plans to deploy new families of unmanned aircraft over the next decade. |
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Rich Smith |
Is Boeing Too Expensive? The stock might not be too pricey, but the planes could be. |
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
September 18, 2009
Rich Smith |
B-3, KC-X, F-35 ... Bingo! Defense investors, if you want to know which contractors will prosper in the future, and which ones will perish, listen to what Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in his annual address to the Air Force Association conference. |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2010
Rich Smith |
What's Next for Northrop? After a change in HQ, a change in stock ticker? |
