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NASA, Firms See Robust Market For Nascent Commercial Space Industry
By Emelie Rutherford NASA and the four companies it tapped to further develop a commercial space transportation industry expressed confidence yesterday that a market exists beyond the U.S. government for […]
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Israel Acquires Additional C-130s
Lockheed Martin [LMT] has received an Undefinitized Contract Action from the U.S. government for the Foreign Military Sale of an additional C-130J to Israel, with funding for advanced procurement items […]
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Business/FinancialPension Costs, U.K. Border Program Dent Raytheon’s Net Earnings
By Calvin Biesecker An unfavorable pension adjustment combined with a charge related to a border security program for the United Kingdom led Raytheon [RTN] to post a double-digit drop in […]
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Navy Shipbuilding Goals Reachable Despite Personnel Cuts, Reset Costs
By Carlo Munoz Proposed personnel cuts, as well as a looming equipment reset bill for the Marine Corps, will not force the Navy to make tradeoffs in its future shipbuilding […]
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Gripen Eliminated From India Fighter Contest
By Marina Malenic Swedish aerospace giant Saab said yesterday that its Gripen fighter aircraft is no longer in the running for India’s medium multi-role combat aircraft contract. “Saab has received […]
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Business/Financial
Margin Improvements Boost GD’s Earnings In First Quarter
By Calvin Biesecker General Dynamics [GD] yesterday reported a modest rise in net income in the first quarter amid a scant increase in sales as three of its four segments […]
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Business/Financial
Lower Taxes Boost Boeing’s Earnings As Sales Dip
By Calvin Biesecker Boeing [BA] yesterday posted higher net income in the first quarter due to sharply lower tax expenses and sales fell slightly on a drop in revenues from […]
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Business/Financial
Pension and Segment Income Fuel Strong Earnings At Northrop Grumman
By Calvin Biesecker Northrop Grumman [NOC] yesterday reported strong first quarter earnings despite weaker sales due to income from its pension assets, operating segments and from its former shipbuilding unit […]
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GPS OCS Enters Service
Boeing [BA] said this week that its GPS Operational Control Segment (OCS) has gained full operational status with the Air Force 50th Space Wing, Schriever AFB, Colo. “The official acceptance […]
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Raytheon Awarded Patriot Missile, Engineering Work
Raytheon [RTN] was awarded a $128.5 million contract to provide engineering services for the Patriot Air and Missile Defense System, and awarded a $58.3 million contract to upgrade Patriot Advanced […]