Business/Financial
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Air ForceNavy Expects V-22 Loose Bolt Inspections To Be Completed Quickly
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday expected inspection of Marine Corps and Air Force V-22 Ospreys to be completed shortly, less than a week after loose bolts discovered in a […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Boosts Dividend
Raytheon [RTN] yesterday said it will increase its annual stock dividend by 11 percent from $1.12 to $1.24 per share, signaling the company’s confidence in its financial position. Quarterly dividend […]
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ArmyArmy And Lockheed Martin Prepare For Summer High Altitude Airship Flight
By Ann Roosevelt Lockheed Martin [LMT] and the Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command (USASMDC/ARSTRAT) are preparing to fly a High Altitude Airship (HAA) demonstrator this summer […]
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Business/FinancialGD Develops Ability To Access Secure And Unclassified Networks On One Computer
By Geoff Fein General Dynamics [GD] has developed the Trusted Virtual Environment (TVE) to solve a long-term problem of being able to take multiple computers with top secret, secret, and […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Preparing Fire Scout VTUAV For Busy Year Leading Up To First Deployment
By Geoff Fein The Navy is expected to begin dynamic interface testing aboard the USS McInerney (FFG-8) next month with the Fire Scout vertical takeoff unmanned aerial system (VTUAV), completing […]
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Business/FinancialSAIC Sells Tactical Communications Products Business
Ultralife Corp. [ULBI] has acquired the tactical communications products business of SAIC [SAI] for $5.7 million in cash, giving it direct access to the handheld radio/amplifier market. SAIC’s communications products […]
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Business/FinancialNavy Awards Lockheed Martin Contract For LCS-3
By Geoff Fein The Navy yesterday awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] a contract for the third Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), but the award amount was not made public due to the […]
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Business/FinancialAnother Missile Defense Success: THAAD Kills Target Missile
The Terminal High Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, missile defense system scored another successful hit against a target missile, the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) announced. That successful hit was scored […]
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Business/FinancialRaytheon Receives $23 Million Maverick Missiles Contract
The Air Force gave Raytheon Co. [RTN] a $23 million undefinitized with firm fixed price contract for production of 70 Maverick Missiles and a guidance and control section. A unit […]
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Business/FinancialGovernment Gambles Johnson Space Center Won’t Be Hit By Big Storm — Hurricane Rita Repairs Funded, But Preventive Work Unfunded
Uncertainty Plagues Johnson Workforce As Key NASA Posts Go Unfilled For Months The federal government is betting that a huge storm won’t hit Johnson Space Center head-on, deciding to pay […]