Landmark Navy drone deal offers Boeing potential for a new defense franchise

It gives the manufacturer a new aircraft-development program that has the potential to become a franchise business, revitalizing a defense unit that relies heavily on production of older models after losing the lucrative F-35 fighter to Lockheed Martin and the B-21 long-range bomber to Northrop Grumman. "It's a big research and development program, and a big win within unmanned systems," Roman Schweizer, an analyst with Cowen Washington Research Group, told the Washington Examiner .

Critical Analysis: Northrop Grumman

Northrop Grumman and Arconic are both large-cap industrials companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends. Northrop Grumman currently has a consensus price target of $320.16, indicating a potential downside of 3.77%.

Northrop Grumman (NOC) vs. AeroVironment (AVAV) Critical Analysis

Northrop Grumman and AeroVironment are both industrials companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations. Northrop Grumman currently has a consensus target price of $302.54, suggesting a potential downside of 4.71%.

Expensive US Spy Satellite Presumed Lost After SpaceX Mission Goes Awry

An expensive, highly-classified U.S. spy satellite is presumed lost after it failed to reach orbit aboard a SpaceX rocket Sunday, causing it to either burn up in the atmosphere or crash into the sea. A Space Exploration Technologies Corp. Falcon 9 rocket was launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on Sunday evening carrying a spy satellite code-named Zuma.

Comparing Northrop Grumman Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation and American Science & Engineering are both aerospace companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends. Northrop Grumman Corporation has higher revenue and earnings than American Science & Engineering.

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USAF Selects the Northrop APG-83 SABR for F-16 AESA Radar Upgrade

The U.S. Air Force selected Northrop Grumman Corporation's APG-83 Scalable Agile Beam Radar as the active electronically scanned array for its F-16 radar upgrade. Northrop Grumman will upgrade 72 U.S. Air National Guard F-16s to meet a U.S. Northern Command Joint Emergent Operational Need for homeland defense.

The Best Defense Stocks to Buy Before the Election 2016 Vote

Late last year, the Federal Aviation Administration abandoned its conservative shackles and made this bold prediction: As many as 1 million drones would be bought by consumers during the holiday shopping season. As it turned out, the FAA made a pretty good call: At least 800,000 of the unmanned aerial vehicles were purchased during commercial blitz that precedes Christmas - a fact that has ignited the hobbyist slice of the drone market.

There are 6 zones of the San Gabriel Basin Superfund site, but only this 1 is not being treated

Dan Colby, project resource manager for the San Gabriel Basin Water Quality Authority, says on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 that the VOC treatment at the well site in La Puente, owned by San Gabriel Valley Water Company, will be shut down after a new comprehensive water treatment plant is built by Northrop Grumman on a former redevelopment site in Industry. Northrop Grumman is building a comprehensive water treatment plant at this former redevelopment site in Industry.