Is It Time to Stick a New Engine in the Lockheed Martin F-35?
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Aug 12, 8:40AM CDT
If you are an investor in United Technologies stock -- or in Lockheed Martin for that matter -- I've got some good news for you, and some bad news, too. The first Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet arrived at Eglin AFB in 2011. Photo: ...
Is Rolls Royce (RYCEY) Set to Miss Earnings This Season? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Jul 30, 2:35PM CDT
Rolls Royce Holdings plc (RYCEY) will release its first half 2014 financial results on Jul 31, 2014.
Why Airbus (EADSY) Stock Is Gaining Today
at The Street - Fri Jul 11, 10:48AM CDT
Airbus (EADSY) is reportedly planning its upgraded A330 wide body jet to be 14% more fuel-efficient, able to fly farther and carry more passengers.
Tweet It! Siemens and Energy Star
Joel South and Taylor Muckerman, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Jul 06, 3:00PM CDT
In this segment of The Motley Fool's energy edition of Where the Money Is , analysts Joel South and Taylor Muckerman trawled through the Twitterverse and found these intriguing tweets: Siemens CEO chasing U.S. shale gas boom has 'firepower' for...
Why Airbus (EADSY) Stock Is Moving Up Today
at The Street - Fri Jun 27, 10:27AM CDT
Shares of Airbus Group (EADSY) are higher after it was reported that the company is set to upgrade its A330 with engines provided exclusively by Rolls-Royce Holding (RYCEY).
Why Rolls-Royce (RYCEY) Stock Is Surging Today
at The Street - Thu Jun 19, 9:32AM CDT
Shares of Rolls-Royce (RYCEY) are jumping after the British aero-engine maker today committed to a share buyback of 1 billion pounds, or $1.69 billion, subject to the completion of the sale of its Energy gas turbine and compressor business to Siemens...
The U.K. Is 'Pound'-ing the Pavement With Chinese Business Deals
at The Street - Wed Jun 18, 7:38AM CDT
British companies are eager to tap into the world's second largest economy as Chinese Premier Li visits the U.K. this week.
Pentagon Awards Defense Contracts to Lockheed Martin, BAE, Rolls-Royce
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Mar 28, 8:39AM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 19 separate defense contracts Thursday, worth $6.64 billion in total. Lockheed Martin won two of them: a $145.9 million contract modification to supply the U.S. Army with 13 AN/TPQ-53 counterfire target...
Pentagon Awards $2.25 Billion in Defense Contracts Wednesday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Mar 26, 9:22PM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 14 separate defense contracts Wednesday, worth $2.25 billion in total. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts: L-3 Communications won a $58.5 million indefinite-delivery requirements contract...
British Defense Contractors Win 10% of Defense Contracts Awarded Friday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 28, 10:22PM CST
The Department of Defense awarded 30 separate defense contracts Friday, worth a total of $1.99 billion. British defense contractors won three of the awards. BAE Systems was awarded a $7.9 million contract modification to supply the U.S. Army...
Here's Your First Look at Britain's New Top-Secret Battle Drone
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 15, 7:15AM CST
BAE's Taranis. Photo: BAE Systems . "Predator." "Raven." "Global Hawk." Over more than a decade of fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan, the names of America's several "drone" aircraft have entered into our national vocabulary. If you mention a...
Rolls-Royce Inks $1 Billion C-130J Super Hercules Deal With Lockheed Martin Corporation
Patrick Morris, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Feb 12, 12:49PM CST
Today Rolls-Royce Corp. announced it has reached an agreement with Lockheed Martin to provide approximately 600 engines that will be used to power C-130J Super Hercules aircraft over the next decade. The agreement is worth up to $1 billion,...
Pentagon Awards $100 Million in V-22 Osprey Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jan 30, 8:27PM CST
The Department of Defense awarded 12 defense contracts Thursday, worth $346.9 million in total. Two of these -- including the day's largest contract -- dealt with the new V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft built jointly by Bell Helicopter Textron ...
Pentagon Awards $340.6 Million in Defense Contracts Monday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jan 27, 7:07PM CST
The Department of Defense awarded eight new defense contracts Monday, worth $340.6 million in total. More than half of these funds went to one single company -- Britain's Rolls-Royce , which was awarded a $182.6 million firm-fixed-price...
Demand for New Commercial Airliners Is High, and Here's How You Can Profit
Rupert Hargreaves, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jan 21, 8:41AM CST
The market for commercial jetliners is dominated by two companies: Boeing and Airbus . According to Boeing, the world will need $4.8 trillion worth of new aircraft between now and 2032. That's roughly 35,280 new aircraft of varying sizes, from...
Pentagon Awards $297 Million in Defense Contracts Wednesday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jan 15, 6:42PM CST
The Department of Defense awarded seven new defense contracts Tuesday, worth $296.9 million in total. Among the winners: Northrop Grumman was awarded a $52.3 million firm-fixed-price cost-reimbursement option exercise to continue providing...
Pratt & Whitney, Rolls Royce to Drop JV - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Fri Sep 20, 7:40AM CDT
Pratt & Whitney recently issued a statement about its intentions to discontinue the joint venture with Rolls Royce.
Pentagon Awards $912 Million in Contracts Thursday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Sep 19, 6:37PM CDT
The Department of Defense issued 19 new contracts on Thursday worth a combined $911.7 million. Of these, the largest contract went to privately held Nomad Global Communication Solutions -- a $382.5 million contract to purchase commercial fire and...
Pentagon Awards $1.45 Billion in New Contracts Thursday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 13, 10:28AM CDT
The Department of Defense issued 27 new contracts Thursday, worth a combined $1.45 billion. The majority of these contracts went to privately held firms for such mundane tasks as construction, fuel systems inspection and cleaning, and hospital...
Companies Win U.K. Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Sep 13, 10:06AM CDT
A number of new developments affecting publicly traded defense companies emerged from this week's Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) exhibition in London. Britain's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory says it has formed a...