Business/Financial

By Geoff Fein When the USS North Carolina (SSN-777) is commissioned Saturday, May 3, it will mark improvements in the way the newest attack submarines are built, enabling the Navy […]

Raytheon [RTN] on Friday named Brian Seagrave as its new vice president of Homeland Security responsible for leading the company’s strategy for growth in security markets worldwide. Seagrave, who joins […]

By Geoff Fein The Navy’s next multi-year Virginia-class submarine contract, expected to be signed by the end of the year, will not only mark the beginning of building two subs […]

Gerstenmaier Sees High Interest, Many Bids For NASA Space Transport Vehicle Work To Be Awarded In June; Competition May Be Intense NASA Moving To Fill Void Created By Shuttles Retiring; […]

Lawmakers who control the purse strings for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) see the emergent multi-layered U.S. ballistic missile defense (BMD) shield proceeding well, meaning the legislators are likely to […]

The Department of Defense (DOD), while making progress in its operationally responsive space (ORS) programs over the past two years, needs to take additional steps to ensure that ORS requirements of […]

Russians Still Unsure Why Soyuz Has Landing Glitch; First Suspected Source Isn’t The Cause: Gerstenmaier Russia Uses Same Sleuthing Methods To Diagnose Soyuz That NASA Troubleshooters Used On Space Shuttle […]

General Dynamics Gets $116.3 Million NASA Landsat Order NASA gave General Dynamics Corp. [GD] a $116.3 million delivery order for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) spacecraft. General Dynamics Advanced […]

By Calvin Biesecker As expected, Northrop Grumman‘s [NOC] first quarter profits plunged due to a hefty charge at its shipbuilding operations yet the company still managed to beat analysts’ expectations […]

By Calvin Biesecker Raytheon [RTN] yesterday posted strong first quarter financial results driven by growth across each of its operating segments and lower expenses although the company left its guidance […]