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The Motley Fool June 15, 2006 Rich Smith	Protecting Unfriendly Skies Homeland Security moves forward with an anti-missile program. This will likely be a more expensive proposition than the contractors let on -- and thus more lucrative for the shareholders of whoever wins.
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The Motley Fool March 27, 2008 Rich Smith	Northrop to Air Travelers: SAM Is Not Your Friend Northrop announces that its Guardian system -- a heat-seeking, missile-jamming "pod" that can be attached and detached from individual planes as needed to protect them from surface-to-air missiles -- is ready for prime time.
National Defense March 2007 Breanne Wagner	DHS Expands Search for Anti-Missile Technology The Department of Homeland Security is proposing an unmanned aerial vehicle defense system designed to fly above airports and protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2011 Rich Smith	Look, Up in the Sky! It's a Bird! It's a Plane! Nope. It's Raytheon's newest, coolest drone.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Raytheon Joins the UAV Race Raytheon has come up with an innovative system for guarding our nation's airports against the threat of shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles.
BusinessWeek March 27, 2006 Lorraine Woellert	Hesitation At Homeland Security A high-tech missile defense for passenger jets now exists, but plans to install it don't.
National Defense December 2003 Sandra I. Erwin	Anti-Missile Program for Airliners on a Fast Track Under pressure from Congress to deploy anti-missile systems rapidly on commercial airliners, the Department of Homeland Security is expected to award multiple contracts by year's end.
Military & Aerospace Electronics October 2006 Courtney E. Howard	BAE Systems Applies Military Technology to Commercial Airliner Defense System The JetEye infrared missile-beating countermeasure system, which takes advantage of military-derived technologies, has entered the third phase of the U.S. DHS counter-man-portable air defense systems program.
The Motley Fool April 25, 2008 Rich Smith	Raytheon Falls to Pieces The sum of the parts belies the value of the whole.
The Motley Fool February 5, 2008 Rich Smith	Raytheon on the Rise Following Raytheon's strong quarterly report, here is some additional information investors should know about the defense contractor.
National Defense August 2009 Stew Magnuson	No Further Funding for DHS Shoulder-Fired Missile Program The Obama administration in its 2010 budget has not requested further funding to test a controversial program to protect commercial aircraft from shoulder-fired missiles.
The Motley Fool July 28, 2008 Rich Smith	Raytheon's Risks Revealed Raytheon not only repeated last quarter's feat, but bested it. And twice in a row, investors ignore the news.
Military & Aerospace Electronics September 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Boeing, Missile Defense Agency Test Missile Defense Sensor Integration and Netcentricity Engineers completed testing of a Ground-based Midcourse Defense (GMD) system being billed as the most complex integration to date of sensors required to support a missile intercept.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Riding Herd on Raytheon The defense contractor is set to report its quarterly earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
National Defense November 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Will Capitol Hill Keep Funding Missile Defense for Airliners? An effort to protect commercial aircraft against shoulder-fired missiles will face a critical moment in January, when Congress is scheduled to vote on whether to continue funding development of the system.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Northrop Grumman's Bad Omen In advance of earnings, analysts wonder if Northrop Grumman will miss estimates again, as it had last quarter.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2008 Courtney E. Howard	Raytheon Delivers Prototype Missile Warning Sensor Raytheon has built and tested an integrated infrared sensor for the Risk Reduction Alternative Infrared Satellite Systems (RR-AISS) program.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2008 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Raytheon Rules In advance of earnings, analysts expect defense contractor Raytheon to see profits soar.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2007 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Raytheon Rings In The defense contractor is set to report its second-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
Popular Mechanics April 2007 Erik Sofge	Laser-Powered Midair Missile Defense Takes Aim Northrop Grumman's antimissile system for commercial jets finally takes aim.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Rich Smith	Raytheon's World of Wonders The U.S. Army announced it has begun testing a fleet of blimps manufactured by Raytheon.
The Motley Fool May 8, 2009 Rich Smith	"Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" 2009 Edition This edition of "Hey! Who's Flying This Thing?" takes a peek within the exciting world of flying model airplanes ... that kill.
Popular Mechanics December 2008 Erik Sofge	The Hardware Behind Missile Protection The Missile Defense Agency has alternatives to deal with varying types of missile attacks.
The Motley Fool October 24, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Reflecting on Raytheon The defense contractor reports third-quarter 2006 earnings. Investors, do you want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Do you want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool April 29, 2005 Timothy M. Otte	Raytheon's Focus Pays Off The defense contractor delivers a solid first quarter. It might be a stock worth considering.
National Defense September 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Takes $35 Million Hit On Joint Common Missile As a result of funding cuts, the Army is unable to bring a second industry competitor into one of its largest missile programs.
National Defense October 2006 Stew Magnuson	DHS Outlines Efforts to Protect Infrastructure The director of the infrastructure partnership division in DHS, said that the long-awaited National Infrastructure Protection Plan will detail ways the government and the private sector can work as "peers" to share and protect sensitive information.
National Defense May 2004 Sandra Erwin	Pentagon Review Approaching For Army-Navy Air-to-Ground Missile Proponents of joint-service weapon programs will be watching closely the outcome of an upcoming Pentagon review for a new air-to-ground missile, to be launched from Army, Marine Corps and Navy aircraft.
Military & Aerospace Electronics April 2007	Raytheon Selects Agilent to Build Component Test Platform Agilent will deliver a flexible system capable of not only the functional and diagnostic testing of components within missile guidance systems, but also of expanding to accommodate future requirements and test strategies.
The Motley Fool October 1, 2007 Rich Smith	Raytheon's Reticent to Release Raytheon neglects to tell shareholders of its loss of an Army contract to L-3 Communications. Investors, take note.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008 Courtney E. Howard	First Air-to-Air Missile Defense System Intercepts Boosting Missile A U.S. Air Force F-16 jet fighter launched two air-to-air AIM-9X missiles, which in turn intercepted a boosting rocket launched from the White Sands Missile Range. The event marked the first time that an aircraft made a missile-defense intercept.
Popular Mechanics August 2007 Barbara S. Peterson	End of Flight Delays? FAA's GPS Fix Could Bust Sky Gridlock The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has been quietly using Alaska as a testbed for technologies that could radically transform the nation's antiquated air traffic control (ATC) system from ground-based radar to space-based GPS.
CIO January 15, 2004 Stephanie Overby	How to Safeguard Data in Dangerous World The mounting pressure to save money through offshore outsourcing poses a special dilemma for CIOs in the military-industrial complex.
National Defense December 2014 Valerie Insinna	JSTARS Contractor Joins Modernization Competition Northrop Grumman is jumping into the fray of the Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System recapitalization program to replace the Air Force's premier surveillance and targeting aircraft.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2007 Rich Smith	Star Wars Lite Two and a half years after they brought you the world's first airborne ray gun, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman still have a few kinks to work out. But how should investors view recent governmental funding cuts?
National Defense August 2007 Stew Magnuson	Army Helos Can Thwart Missiles, But Remain Vulnerable The Army has made progress protecting helicopters flying in Iraq from shoulder-fired missiles, but its crews and aircraft routinely are the targets of small arms fire and rocket-propelled grenades.
Military & Aerospace Electronics January 2008	In Brief Boeing installs high-energy laser on Laser Gunship aircraft... Northrop Grumman develops high-speed transistor... Raytheon tests air-launched missile defense system... etc.
The Motley Fool August 17, 2011 Rich Smith	Congress Robs Lockheed of an $8 Billion Sale Sorry, Taiwan. No new F-16s for you.
The Motley Fool March 17, 2011 Matt Koppenheffer	Could Raytheon's Stock Double? Could defense giant Raytheon be a path to 100% returns?
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Alex Dumortier	Raytheon: Compounding or Destroying Value? With shares trading at 7.6 times its earnings-per-share estimate for the next 12 months, the share buyback program looks like a good use of shareholder capital at these prices.
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National Defense July 2013 Valerie Insinna	New Lightweight Infrared Systems Under Development for Army Raytheon officials said its third wave of forward-looking infrared devices, called FLIR, could be in soldiers' hands within a few years.
National Defense November 2013 Sandra I. Erwin	European Missile Manufacturer Eyes Bigger Share of U.S. Market "We are big fans of competition," says Doug Denneny, vice president of MBDA Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Europe's largest missile manufacturer.
Defense Update Issue 1, 2006	Israel Plans Short-Range Ballistic Missile Defense (SRMD) Raytheon Company and Rafael Armament Development Authority have been selected by the Israel Ministry of Defense' Defense Research and development Directorate to develop a new terminal missile defense interceptor to defeat a variety of low-cost, short-range ballistic missile threats.
Fast Company Neal Ungerleider	There Are Secret Blimps Protecting Washington, D.C. The billion-dollar blimps are designed for massive aerial surveillance of Washington, D.C. and surrounding environs.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2011 Todd Wenning	What Does Raytheon Do With Its Free Cash? Let's find out if they're good stewards of your capital.
The Motley Fool October 27, 2009 Anders Bylund	Androids: Coming Soon to a Battlefield Near You The mobile communications platform that Google built is coming soon to real battlefields, courtesy of defense contractor Raytheon.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 David Lee Smith	A Honeywell of a Quarter All is well at Honeywell, a solid company in a world where aerospace and defense industries continue to grow in importance.
Popular Mechanics July 2007 Erik Sofge	Under-the-Radar Progress at Missile Defense Agency Missile defense hit center stage as President Bush and Vladimir Putin traded words at the G8 Summit, but a dramatic test recently marked a milestone for the Missile Defense Agency (MDA).