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National Defense September 2013 Dan Parsons |
Prime Contractors Chasing Big Business Retooling Old Fighters For the United States and its allies, the F-16 has proven time and again to be the perfect all-around, multi-mission fighter aircraft, and with ongoing delays in developing a revolutionary new plane, air forces are preparing to keep it flying for decades to come.  |
National Defense September 2013 Valerie Insinna |
Boeing Pushing to Keep F/A-18 in Production Boeing's F/A-18 Hornets and Super Hornets have been the dominant fighter jet on aircraft carriers for more than 30 years, but the landscape will change in the next decade as Lockheed Martin's F-35 begins to push out the legacy aircraft.  |
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Fighters' Foreign Customers Add to Mix While it's well known that foreign buyers of the F-15 and F-16 jet fighters are helping to keep the production lines open, some of these customers are also helping boost the development of the aircraft, according to managers of the two programs.  |
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons |
Fifth-Generation Fighters Will Determine Air Dominance in Future Conflicts The Raptor is the only combat-ready fifth-generation fighter in the world. Its thrust-vectoring engines, sensor fusion technology and stealth are what define it as a generational leap from previous fighter designs.  |
Popular Mechanics July 24, 2009 Linda Yin |
Inside the Battle for India's Warplane Dollars: Gallery The Indian military is seeking 126 jets that can dogfight and drop bombs, and defense officials there announced that they will begin a year-long series of field trials in August.  |
The Motley Fool September 19, 2011 Abantika Chatterjee |
Lockheed's Japan Contract Bonanza A $4 billion contract to supply 40 fighter jets to Japan should make investors salivate.  |
Defense Update July 2008 |
5th Generation Fighter Dominated by the US - at Farnborough 2008 After years of progress, the F-35 Lightning II supersonic, multi-role, 5th generation stealth fighter program is accelerating the pace against other competitors  |
BusinessWeek January 20, 2011 Carol Matlack |
The French Fighter Jet That Nobody Wants The Rafale has cost $53 billion and is the key to France's defense economy, but it's not selling abroad.  |
National Defense June 2015 Sandra I. Erwin |
Northrop Grumman Aims To Retain Grip on Aviation Northrop Grumman Corp. makes a big play to join the ranks of Lockheed Martin and Boeing as one of the nation's top manufacturers of combat aircraft.  |
Defense Update July 2008 |
New Prospects for the Typhoon and Gripen - Farnborough 2008 Despite the significant differences between the two fighters, sales prospects for additional sales for Typhoon and Gripen are similar.  |
National Defense December 2015 Stew Magnuson |
New Bomber Will Be Boon For U.S. Aerospace Industry Despite the cloud of pessimism surrounding the program's prospects, the contract award -- worth an estimated $80 billion in 2010 dollars -- will be a shot in the arm for the U.S. aerospace industry  |
National Defense June 2008 Sandra I. Erwin |
Aviation Wish-Lists Send Mixed Signals The Navy and Air Force want more planes from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, but doing so would decrease funds from the Joint Strike Fighter program.  |
The Motley Fool January 3, 2012 Rich Smith |
Boeing Bags a Big 1, and Lockheed Does, Too Both contractors finished off 2011 with a bang.  |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Rich Smith |
Boeing and Lockheed Lock Sights on India The subcontinent nears a decision.  |
The Motley Fool June 1, 2011 Rich Smith |
Boeing: Spinner or Winner? Boeing argues that F-35 troubles boost interest for its own Super Hornet.  |
National Defense September 2014 Dan Parsons |
F-35 Looks to Move Past Recent Setbacks Recent months have been particularly inauspicious for the most expensive weapon system development program in U.S. history.  |
National Defense December 2012 Stew Magnuson |
T-X Jet Training System Competition Pits Old Aircraft Versus New With so few new big-ticket military hardware programs in the pipeline, major contractors are gearing up for the acquisition of the next-generation T-X jet fighter trainer, and its supporting simulators.  |
The Motley Fool May 6, 2009 Rich Smith |
Boeing Steals Lockheed's Thunder (Er, Lightning) Boeing is the contractor bleeding the most from the defense cuts that Defense Secretary Gates proposed last month. Yet (at the risk of mixing some metaphors) Boeing's showing that this old dog still has a few tricks up its sleeve.  |
The Motley Fool July 23, 2010 Rich Smith |
Is Boeing Too Expensive? The stock might not be too pricey, but the planes could be.  |
National Defense June 2009 Sandra I. Erwin |
CNO: Worries About Aviation Industrial Base Overstated Once the Navy begins buying Lockheed-made F-35s, it will no longer purchase Super Hornets from Boeing.  |
The Motley Fool December 26, 2007 Rich Smith |
EADS Takes Ball, Goes Home Dollar devaluation is reducing Lockheed's competition for the Norway and Denmark contracts by half. There's still Sweden's Gripen International to contend with. But EADS is out.  |
Defense Update July 2008 |
Super Hornet Stings Back - at Farnborough 2008 Boeing is pitching future enhancements of its 'Super Hornet' in case JSF encounters cost overrun forcing significant cuts in the program.  |
National Defense November 2013 Valerie Insinna |
International Sales Unlikely To Offset U.S. Budget Cuts With little hope of growth in the Pentagon's budget, U.S. defense contractors are seeking to broaden their international customer base and increase worldwide sales.  |
The Motley Fool February 19, 2010 Rich Smith |
Boeing Curries Favor in India And they need to, because Lockheed's F-35 is on its way.  |
The Motley Fool August 13, 2010 Rich Smith |
Boeing Saves the Week While Boeing shares' 6% tumble may suggest otherwise, this was actually a pretty good week for the defense stalwart.  |
The Motley Fool June 18, 2004 Brian Gorman |
Lockheed's Weight Problem Lockheed Martin will delay takeoff on its Joint Strike Fighter program due to a nagging problem that may leave the defense contractor's investors jittery.  |
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 Rich Smith |
Pentagon to Boeing: Get Real! And get used to it -- the F-35 is coming.  |
The Motley Fool July 7, 2011 Rich Smith |
Lockheed's F-35 Is Huge in Japan Japan must choose between Boeing's F/A-18 Super Hornet and Lockheed's other fifth-generation warplane, the F-35 Lightning II, to replace its aging fleet of F-4 Phantoms.  |
National Defense July 2008 Grace V. Jean |
F-35 factory: One aircraft per day by 2016 Inside a manufacturing facility so large that workers routinely bike and ride golf carts down paths named after fighter jets, preparations are underway to begin mass production of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.  |
The Motley Fool June 21, 2011 Rich Smith |
Lockheed Back in the Saddle Again? Just weeks after losing the India contact, the defense firm could still be a contender for it.  |
The Motley Fool March 25, 2010 Rich Smith |
Crazy Sammy's Discount Fighter Jets Romania buys F-16s on the cheap (and other defense stories).  |
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Brian Gorman |
Joint Strike Fighting Major international buyers threaten to bail out of Lockheed Martin's Joint Strike Fighter project. So far, Lockheed Martin hasn't taken a conciliatory attitude.  |
The Motley Fool October 9, 2010 Rich Smith |
Israel Leads the Way The nation lights a path to profits for Lockheed Martin.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics August 2009 John McHale |
Air Force Tests F-35 Fighter Aircraft Avionics; First Combat-Ready Jet to Fly This Summer The Lockheed Martin Joint Strike Fighter Cooperative Avionics Test Bed (CATBird) aircraft has completed a successful demonstration of military avionics systems being developed for the F-35 Lightning II fighter-bomber.  |
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Seema Singh |
Delhi's Defense Spending Spree As India upgrades its arsenal, U.S. military contractors hope to cash in.  |
National Defense February 2006 Stew Magnuson |
Upgrades Will Keep F-15's, F-16's In Combat for Two More Decades The Defense Department and the fighters' overseas customers have a long list of upgrades in the works.  |
The Motley Fool November 25, 2008 Rich Smith |
Lockheed's Lightning Storms Norway Mega-defense contractor Lockheed Martin learns that it has won the coveted contract to replace Norway's aging fleet of F-16 fighter jets, beating out Sweden's Gripen International for the honor.  |
Wired July 2001 Carl Hoffman |
The X Wars Boeing and Lockheed are battling head-to-head to build the strike fighter of the future, a sleek, smart aircraft that will carry tomorrow's Air Force, Navy, and Marines -- if it can fight its way out of the Pentagon...  |
National Defense April 2011 Sandra I. Erwin |
International Arms Sales, for Now, Remain Business-As-Usual "We are watching" closely events unfolding in various countries, said Rear Admiral Joseph W. Rixey, director of the Navy International Programs Office.  |
National Defense May 2005 Roxana Tiron |
Gulf Nation Focuses on Training, Educating Air Crews Close to fielding one of the most advanced air forces in the Middle East, the United Arab Emirates is pushing to match the aircrews' proficiency with their sophisticated equipment.  |
The Motley Fool January 28, 2011 Rich Smith |
10 Core Stocks for Your Portfolio: Update on Lockheed Martin This company has a hand in everything President Eisenhower ever warned you about the military-industrial complex -- and makes a nice profit doing it.  |
The Motley Fool April 29, 2008 Rich Smith |
The Defense Contractor Envelope, Please ... Bidding has closed on a contract that could mean $11.7 billion in additional revenues for megadefense contractor Lockheed Martin.  |
National Defense August 2015 Stew Magnuson |
Primes Line Up to Compete for JSTARS Recap Program The next version of the Air Force's joint surveillance and attack radar aircraft will have a smaller airframe, along with updated radar, communications and battle management suites.  |
Military & Aerospace Electronics July 2009 |
In Brief Lockheed Martin wins technology development contract for F/A-18E/F infrared search and track program... Lockheed Martin F-35 CatBIRD shows key avionics capability, reliability at Edwards Air Force Base... etc.  |
National Defense December 2007 Breanne Wagner |
Digital Designs and Virtual Tests Continue To Be Subject of Debate To speed up deliveries and cut costs, the U.S. military's newest jet fighter will undergo much of its testing in digital simulations.  |
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Rich Smith |
Everybody Hates Lockheed Here's a trillion reasons why.  |
The Motley Fool November 14, 2011 Katie Spence |
An $11 Billion Contract Would Be Just the Boost This Company Needs Lockheed's F-35 fighter has been plagued with problems, but possible sales to India may be the breath of fresh air the company is looking for.  |
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna |
Boeing Under Mounting Pressure To Deliver New Tanker Failure to deliver an initial 18 combat-ready KC-46A tankers by August 2017 could cut into the company's profits.  |
The Motley Fool September 29, 2010 Rich Smith |
Boeing Bets on Black The nation's second largest defense contractor announced a deal that could preserve its place as a profitable producer of fighter aircraft -- or put it deeply in the red.  |
National Defense November 2013 Dan Parsons |
Joint Strike Fighter Total Cost Still Up in the Air The Air Force general in charge of bailing out development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter is in agreement with Lockheed Martin that the mistakes of the past are behind them and the first operational jets will be available on time and on budget in 2015.  |