Defense & Aerospace

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The Motley Fool October 25, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Lockheed's Peculiar Spin The defense contractor announces positive third quarter results but downplays a few troubling numbers. Skepticism aside, the company's stock seems reasonably priced when compared with its peers.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2005 Rich Smith	Chinks in Armor Holdings At first glance, the earnings report that vehicle- and soldier-armorer put out last night looks like pretty good news. The company's cash flow numbers and forward guidance were less miraculous.
National Defense November 2005 Margaret Davidson	Biodefense Experts: Vaccines `At a Crossroads' Many of the companies seeking government funds for biodefense work are small firms with no experience in bringing a drug to market. And they face a significant challenge.
BusinessWeek October 31, 2005 Susan Price	Golden Parachutes Daniel Preston broke his neck skydiving. He recently opened the 14- person Atair Aerospace, which is getting attention for its parachutes, made with an innovative material, and the computer systems that make them self-guiding.
National Defense November 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Commerce Dept. Seeks Data on Industries Affected by Katrina The defense industry is reporting specific production or supply problems resulting from recent hurricanes. Of particular concern is the damage to liquid hydrogen plants, which could affect defense suppliers in the space and munitions sectors.
National Defense November 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	For Army's Future Combat Vehicles, Flying by C-130 No Longer Required There's been an evolution in thinking in the Army on transportability. Building an 18-ton vehicle that can survive the rigors of combat like an Abrams proved to be too hard and unrealistic from an engineering standpoint.
National Defense November 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Services Competing For Future Airlift Missions A multibillion-dollar program to equip the Army National Guard with new fixed-wing cargo aircraft fleet has rekindled a turf battle between the services that was supposed to have been settled more than half a century ago.
National Defense November 2005 Harold Kennedy	Navy's High-Speed Vessel Aids Relief Effort The HSV-2 Swift may be a forerunner of a next-generation fleet of fast, shallow-draft American-built transports capable of operating close along the shorelines of the world's hot spots.
National Defense November 2005 Harold Kenneddy	U.S. Customs Goes High-Tech for Cargo Security The gritty docks along the Dundalk Marine Terminal, in Maryland's Port of Baltimore, are among the last lines of defense in the multi-layered, global effort by the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP) arm to intercept illegal cargo.
National Defense November 2005 Grace Jean	Satellite Radio Could Globalize Tsunami Warning Raytheon has developed a communications network that could transmit emergency warnings to satellite-radio receivers around the globe, according to a company representative.
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