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The Motley Fool October 29, 2009 Rich Smith	Recession: 98, Textron: 2 The maker of Bell helicopters, Cessna airplanes, and Shadow unmanned aerial vehicles reported horrible Q3 earnings, but the loss isn't as lopsided as it sounds.
The Motley Fool February 2, 2009 Rich Smith	Textron: The Original Bad Bank If only they'd stick to what they do well.
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 29, 2011 Rich Smith	Obama on Afghanistan The troops come out, the money stays in. For shareholders of defense contractors, one of the biggest worries today is the fear that MidEast pullouts will drain away revenues from defense contractors.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2010 Rich Smith	Terrible, Terrifying Textron What should we make of this mess?
The Motley Fool January 13, 2011 Jim Mueller	Rising Star Buy: Textron Take advantage of the market's messed-up expectation on the maker of the Cessna business jet.
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 October 16, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Trend at Textron? In advance of third-quarter earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Textron to remain profitable.
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Rich Smith	Textron Gains Air Superiority All of a sudden, Textron is the "it" UAV maker. And the source of its popularity -- while not Japan, per se -- is most definitely international.
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 April 16, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Teflon Textron In advance of earnings, analyst expect industrial conglomerate Textron to show sales growth of 17%.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2006 Rich Smith	Textron Takes Off The defense contractor reported its third-quarter 2006 results last week. The company highlighted two of its divisions as performing particularly well this quarter.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2011 Rich Smith	Tanks for Nothing, Britain BAE Systems' stock is a real steal.
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.
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 December 31, 2008 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part Fin One last update on the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.
The Motley Fool November 17, 2011 Navjot Kaur	This Defense Contractor Just Got More Protection General Dynamics acquires Force Protection for a 31% premium.
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 January 23, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Trend's the Friend at Textron In advance of earnings, analysts wonder if industrial conglomerate Textron will beat their estimates again, as the company has done for two-and-a-half years in a row.
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 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 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 August 4, 2009 Eric Bleeker	Juice Your Defense-Investing Returns What works in defense investing today might be a relic tomorrow.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2008 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? The military shows its love for unmanned aerial vehicles by giving AeroVironment permission to begin building its Wasps as fast as humanly possible. Investors, take note.
National Defense October 2013 Valerie Insinna	BAE Avoids Plant Shut Down ... For Now BAE Systems has been fighting to keep its York, Pa.-facility open after the Army announced plans to halt work on the Bradley family of fighting vehicles from 2014 to 2017.
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 August 11, 2009 Rich Smith	Time to Buy Force Protection? Revenues for this armored vehicle maker look fine, but profits went up in smoke.
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.
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.
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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 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 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.
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 John Keller	A Detailed Look at the Pentagon's $5.4 Billion Plan in 2010 to Develop and Deploy U.S. military forces plan to spend nearly $5.4 billion next year on unmanned vehicle (UV) technology for air, ground, and maritime applications.
National Defense March 2010 Austin Wright	If You Can't Afford a UAV, Rent One The U.S. military hires contractors to operate certain unmanned aerial vehicles in combat zones. Federal agencies might one day do the same here in the United States.
National Defense February 2013 Stew Magnuson	The MRAP: Reuse, Recycle, Reduce The Army in November awarded BAE Systems a $37.6 million contract to provide the spare parts and kits needed to convert 250 Mine Resistant Ambush-Protected vehicles into trucks for bomb disposal teams.
National Defense June 2012 Dan Parsons	Vehicles Strut Their Stuff in Desert Trials The evaluation of non-developmental vehicles is part of a larger analysis of alternatives mandated by the Defense Department to ferret out available commercial technologies that might fit the bill for variants of the Ground Combat Vehicle.
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.
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 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 August 20, 2008 Rich Smith	A SNAFU for JLTV The Army has pushed its decision regarding who will build the next version of the Hummer, the JLTV, all the way from June into October.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2010 Rich Smith	Textron Tells Tales Hey, Mom! General Dynamics is going to have a bad earnings quarter again!
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National Defense February 2005 Michael Peck	Army Boosts Production of Security Vehicle Responding to the growing insurgency in Iraq, the Army has increased its purchases of the M1117 Guardian Armored Security Vehicle, with three new contract awards alone issued in 2004.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part 2 The military is getting mighty serious about bulking up its robotic air force, and there's money to be made here in the future -- for the contractors, and for their shareholders.
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.
The Motley Fool September 21, 2011 Rich Smith	Danger! Budget Cuts Ahead! Congress takes an ax to defense projects. Who stands to lose their heads?
The Motley Fool September 19, 2011 Rich Smith	Military Intelligence: No Longer a Misnomer Congress cuts funding for the poorly conceived plan to replace the Army's fleet of 140,000 Humvees with monstrous, heavily armored, gas-guzzling Joint Light Tactical Vehicles.