Defense & Aerospace

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The Motley Fool October 25, 2007 Rich Smith	Boeing Blasts Off Revenues grew 12% and net profits leapt 61% for defense contractor Boeing in the third quarter. The company also has an astounding $295 billion worth of future business lined up. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Lockheed in Final Approach Assuming analysts are close to correct in predicting 12% annual profits growth over the next five years, and that Lockheed is right in predicting $4.2 billion in operating cash flow, that would give the stock a current price-to-free cash flow ratio of 12.
Popular Mechanics December 2007 Erik Sofge	Army Sends World's First Hybrid-Electric Howitzer to War An eco-friendly war machine might sound like an oxymoron. But the Army chose hybrid-electric drivetrains for their new Manned Ground Vehicles not for their fuel efficiency or decreased emissions, but for a number of battlefield advantages.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: L-3's Q3 In advance of third-quarter earnings results, analysts expect defense contractor L-3 Communications to post a rise in revenues and profits.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: General Dynamics Strong and Silent In advance of earnings reports, analysts are expecting to see sales and profit increases from General Dynamics.
Fast Company November 1, 2007 Alec Appelbaum	Conferences Third Aircraft Interior Innovations 2007: At the Aircraft Interiors gathering, eggheads who know ergonomics and marketers who know mood lighting share prescriptions for making air travel more bearable.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Rich Smith	Force Protection Dances a Jig A $1.2 billion Pentagon award to produce additional mine-resistant, ambush-protected armored vehicles is divided between Force Protection and two other defense contractors.
National Defense November 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Pentagon Publishes New Safety Guidelines For Unmanned Vehicles These comprehensive safety guidelines cover the design and operation of joint-service unmanned vehicles -- including unmanned aircraft and ground- and sea-based vehicles.
National Defense November 2007 Grace Jean	Defense System Detects Swarming Boats in Coastal Waters Lockheed Martin has developed a system that detects vessels at long distances to allow operators ample time to identify hostile situations and engage targets.
National Defense November 2007 Grace Jean	Shipbuilders Forecast Exodus of Submarine Designers Builders of Navy submarines for years have tried to convince admirals and members of Congress that trouble lies ahead.
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