Tank Battle in Europe! Meet General Dynamics' New Challenger
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Sep 03, 5:25PM CDT
Tanks -- they're not just for Cold Wars anymore. In fact, with Russian T-72s running rampant 'round the fields of eastern Ukraine, many people are wondering if main battle tanks -- the 60 to 70-ton armored beasts that generals once expected to...
Aerospace and Defense Major Diversified Industry: Investing Essentials
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Aug 20, 9:43AM CDT
Aerospace and defense companies churn out everything from NASA rocketships and commercial jetliners to Air Force fighter jets, Navy nuclear submarines, and Army main battle tanks. Around the globe, they include "national champions" such as Airbus in...
Northrop Grumman Wins $300 Million as Pentagon Awards $1.3 Billion in Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jul 21, 10:42AM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 14 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $1.3 billion. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts: Northrop Grumman ...
The U.S. Navy Has a Mach 7 Cannon, and Raytheon Is Helping to Build It
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jul 19, 8:41AM CDT
The U.S. military has a reputation as a somewhat secretive organization. But in at least one respect, the Pentagon is one of the most "open" organizations on the planet. Ready to aim and fire -- behind the scenes at the Navy's new electromagnetic...
Pentagon Awards $591 Million in Defense Contracts Thursday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jul 18, 12:07PM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 15 defense contracts in its Thursday evening announcement of contract awards, released after stock markets closed for the day. The total value of contracts awarded was $590.9 million. The bulk of these awards went...
Johnson Controls the Big Winner as Pentagon Awards $719 Million in Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jul 16, 3:00PM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 11 defense contracts in its Tuesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $719.2 million. The day's biggest award went to Johnson Controls , which won a $450 million...
Lockheed Martin the Big Winner as Pentagon Awards $1.47 Billion in Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 15, 3:06PM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded only nine defense contracts in its Monday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $1.47 billion. The day's single biggest winner was defense contracting giant Lockheed...
ATK, Booz Allen, General Dynamics and Leidos to Split $300 Million Defense Contract
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jul 10, 3:04PM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 11 defense contracts in its Wednesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $447.2 million. The day's biggest award, accounting for two-thirds of the funds on offer,...
Lockheed Martin and BAE Systems Win 2 Defense Contracts Each
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Jul 01, 10:18AM CDT
The Department of Defense announced 38 separate defense contracts Monday evening with a total value of $7.14 billion. Several publicly traded companies won contracts, including America's Lockheed Martin and Britain's BAE Systems , which won...
Raytheon Has a $70,000 Magic Bullet That'll Knock Your Socks Off
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 30, 12:07PM CDT
Smart bombs. Laser-guided missiles. Actual laser guns . The weapons that America's defense contractors churn out often seem like the stuff of science fiction. The platforms that deploy them, too, sound unfailingly high-tech: "fifth-generation"...
BAE Systems Wins $90 Million Body Armor Contract
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 30, 11:02AM CDT
One of the bigger winners when the Department of Defense awarded 29 separate defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards was British defense contractor BAE Systems , which claimed three separate wins: A contract...
American Science & Engineering (ASEI) in Focus: Stock Moves 5.4% Higher - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Mon Jun 30, 8:18AM CDT
American Science & Engineering Inc. (ASEI) was a big mover last session, as the company saw its shares rise by over 5% on the day.
Three Reasons to Buy Shares Through the London Stock Exchange
at The Street - Fri Jun 27, 10:30AM CDT
If you're worried about the gap between the sluggish U.S. economy and the frothy stock market, you may want to look overseas for a better deal.
Pentagon Awards $402 Million in Defense Contracts Wednesday
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 26, 10:48AM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 11 defense contracts in its Wednesday evening announcement of contract awards, released after stock markets closed for the day. The total value of contracts awarded came to $401.9 million. Among the publicly...
Pentagon Awards $508 Million in Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Jun 23, 8:22AM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded 13 defense contracts in its Friday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $508.2 million. Among the publicly traded companies winning contracts: United Technologies...
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and BAE Systems Win Multiple Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Jun 20, 8:26AM CDT
Three defense contactors -- Lockheed Martin , Northrop Grumman , and Britain's BAE Systems -- won two contracts apiece in the Department of Defense announcement of defense contracts Thursday evening. Lockheed Martin was awarded: A...
Pentagon Awards $249 Million in Defense Contracts
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Wed Jun 18, 10:05AM CDT
The Department of Defense awarded only eight defense contracts in its Tuesday evening announcement of contract awards. The total value of contracts awarded was $249.2 million. Kollsman, which, according to S&P Capital IQ data, is a subsidiary...
European Disunion: Can Europe Ever Build a Workable Drone?
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Jun 14, 11:35AM CDT
A couple months ago, a video depicting the (very short) flight of a new Portuguese Navy drone began circling the Internet. I'll pause for a moment and let you take a look: Okay, now you'll understand what I mean, when I say that... Europe's...
Congress Asked to Approve $241 Million in Arms Sales to Brazil
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Jun 12, 8:32AM CDT
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Wednesday of plans to sell the Brazilian Armed Forces two separate arms packages, worth a total of $241 million combined. The smaller package , valued at $110 million to principal...