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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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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 mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
May 28, 2009
Rich Smith
Boeing and Lockheed Lock Sights on India The subcontinent nears a decision. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
July 23, 2010
Rich Smith
Is Boeing Too Expensive? The stock might not be too pricey, but the planes could be. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
February 4, 2010
Rich Smith
Pentagon to Boeing: Get Real! And get used to it -- the F-35 is coming. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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). mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
October 9, 2010
Rich Smith
Israel Leads the Way The nation lights a path to profits for Lockheed Martin. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
IEEE Spectrum
June 2007
Seema Singh
Delhi's Defense Spending Spree As India upgrades its arsenal, U.S. military contractors hope to cash in. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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... mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
The Motley Fool
May 27, 2011
Rich Smith
Everybody Hates Lockheed Here's a trillion reasons why. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles
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. mark for My Articles similar articles