Buy Northrop Grumman as Defense Spending Ramps Up
Posted on Friday September 21, 2018

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is one of the leading U.S. defense contractors. Its DNA has set it up as the premier U.S. aerospace and C5ISR (command, control, communications, computing, combat systems, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance) player in the business. NOC stock isn’t the biggest but it is very good at what it does. Of the top five defense contractors in the world, NOC comes in at No. 4, according to Defense News.

BAE Systems finalises deal to sell Typhoon jets to Qatar
Posted on Tuesday September 18, 2018

LONDON (Reuters) - British defence contractor BAE Systems (BAES.L) said that a 5 billion pound contract to sell 24 Typhoon fighter jets to Qatar became effective on Tuesday after conditions were met, giving ...

Army Secretary Sees `Steady Progress’ on Visit to a BAE Factory
Posted on Thursday September 13, 2018

Army Secretary Mark Esper says he sees “good signals” that BAE Systems Plc is working to resolve quality and management problems at its Pennsylvania facility that risk delaying key military vehicles. “Steady progress -- it is the trajectory,” as is “continued engagement” with Army leaders, Esper said after spending about four hours at the plant in York on Thursday. At stake is whether BAE will be able to meet the Army’s accelerated schedule to deploy a brigade of its new Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicles, or AMPVs, to Europe and to receive eventual approval from the service to enter full production for its self-propelled howitzer in contracts valued at as much as $1.3 billion.

What Should You Know About BAE Systems plc’s (LON:BA.) Future?
Posted on Wednesday September 12, 2018

Since BAE Systems plc (LON:BA.) released its earnings in June 2018, analysts seem highly optimistic, with profits predicted to ramp up by an impressive 52.5% next year, against the pastRead More...