Business/Financial

By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said net earnings in the second quarter fell by more than 50 percent due to the United Kingdom Home Office’s sudden termination last week […]

By Calvin Biesecker As expected, Boeing [BA] yesterday reported lower sales and earnings in the second quarter on fewer planned commercial aircraft deliveries, less work on an Army ground combat […]

By Calvin Biesecker Strong profit margin improvements at General Dynamics‘ [GD] business aircraft and Combat Systems segments and record operating profits at its information technology business helped drive an increase […]

By Calvin Biesecker L-3 Communications [LLL] yesterday posted slight increases in its sales and earnings with growth driven by revenues from acquisitions and the higher earnings due to results at […]

By Calvin Biesecker Lockheed Martin [LMT] yesterday reported a strong increase in its second quarter net income due to the planned divestiture of its Pacific Architects and Engineers (PAE) civil […]

By Geoff Fein While many of the cyber defense systems available today look to block intrusions from getting into networks, Raytheon [RTN] is developing new technologies to keep hackers and […]

By Geoff Fein Raytheon [RTN] and Boeing [BA] have wrapped up the first of three planned government-sponsored Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) firings at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., according to […]

By Geoff Fein As the demand from both NASA and the Air Force for solid rocket motors declines, the cost to produce and maintain the Trident II D-5 submarine launched […]

By Calvin Biesecker Despite pressure on defense spending in the United States and abroad, ATK‘s [ATK] new chief believes his company has plenty of opportunities to improve its market position […]

SRA International [SRX] yesterday said it has acquired the energy consulting firm Sentech in a deal that supplements its current environmental information technology (IT) and consulting services business and expands […]