Boeing takes $200 million Q4 charge on Air Force tanker program, and sees field for Air Force training jet narrow as Raytheon-led team drops out of the competition.
The the top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations on Thursday include AK Steel, Merck, Twitter, U.S. Steel, Walt Disney and Xerox.
The Air Force is looking to purchase 17 E-8C Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) planes that were first deployed as tank hunters in 1991 during Operation Desert Storm.
The U.S. Air Force released its final request for proposal on Friday for a fleet of some 350 new training jets. A winner is expected to be named sometime in 2017.
Boeing has held its first test flight of its proposed new T-X training jet for the U.S. Air Force. The most remarkable thing about the flight is that it occurred just one…
Any day now the U.S. Air Force is expected to release the final version of its request for proposal (RFP) to build a new training jet to replace the decades old T-38.…
Shares of Lockheed Martin traded down nearly 3% in Monday's premarket after Donald Trump called the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program "out of control."
Boeing and its partner, Saab, are preparing their entry in the contest to build a new training jet for the U.S. Air Force for its first flight before the end of the…
A new research report from Stifel makes the case that pure-play defense stocks may be a solid choice for investors to consider now.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Monday morning include AK Steel, Carnival, Great Plains Energy, National Oilwell Varco and Teradata.
The U.S. Air Force wants to replace its aging fleet of electronic warfare planes. The need is so urgent that the service wants to buy 10 new aircraft immediately on a no-bid…
In a presentation Tuesday at the company’s defense facility in St. Louis, The Boeing Co. (NYSE: BA) unveiled its entry into the contract competition for a new training jet for the U.S.…
Investors may buy stocks in defense contractors because of their record of dividend payments and share repurchases. But are these stocks overbought or do they still have some room to run?
In an effort to save money, the U.S. Air Force has announced plans to retire its 40-year old A-10 close air support aircraft beginning in 2018.
The top analyst upgrades, downgrades and initiations seen on Thursday morning include DDR, HP, L-3 Communications, Salesforce.com, Teva Pharmaceutical and Twilio.
