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The Motley Fool September 18, 2009 Rich Smith	B-3, KC-X, F-35 ... Bingo! Defense investors, if you want to know which contractors will prosper in the future, and which ones will perish, listen to what Secretary of Defense Robert Gates said in his annual address to the Air Force Association conference.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2008 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? Part 2 The military is getting mighty serious about bulking up its robotic air force, and there's money to be made here in the future -- for the contractors, and for their shareholders.
The Motley Fool June 17, 2009 Rich Smith	Northrop Grumman: More than Just UAVs Northrop Grumman just landed a $432 million contract to build two new E-2D "Advanced Hawkeye" command and control aircraft for the Navy. And this is just the beginning.
The Motley Fool September 22, 2010 Rich Smith	Core Stock: Lockheed Martin 60 years, 1 trillion dollars. Can't go wrong.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2009 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying this Thing? Special Report Newsflash: Mainstream media discovers unmanned aerial vehicles or drone aircraft.
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BusinessWeek October 29, 2009	Reforming the Weapons Budget White House efforts to curtail military spending have had mixed results. Here are some examples.
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The Motley Fool February 2, 2010 Rich Smith	Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Defense Spending Cuts What do these three things have in common? Just like the mythical creatures, the threat to defense spending is a total myth.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2009 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender One Motley Fool analyst chooses six defense stocks that he believes will beat the market. Let's see how they are doing in week one.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2010 Rich Smith	6 Stocks That Never Surrender In a fight to the finish versus the S&P 500, no quarter will be asked, none given.
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The Motley Fool October 1, 2008 Rich Smith	Raptors and Lightnings and F-16s. Oh, My! How will the Pentagon deal with a cash-strapped economy? How should you?
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The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Rich Smith	America, Defenseless? Some of the nation's biggest defense contractors have begun receiving "Dear John" letters from the Pentagon.
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The Motley Fool September 9, 2009 Rich Smith	A Soft Landing for AeroVironment Sure, AeroVironment took a tumble, but it could have been worse.
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The Motley Fool April 14, 2009 Rich Smith	USAF Rolls Over. Will Lockheed Play Dead? Defense Secretary Gates wielded the budget axe against Lockheed's Raptor fighter jets, but the F-22's final dogfight will play out in Congress.
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The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Rich Smith	KC-X Still M.I.A. Pentagon to defense contractors: On your mark, get set ... wait!
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The Motley Fool December 22, 2010 Rich Smith	Lockheed to Pentagon: Take the Carrot ... or Else If Congress maintains its buy-rate on the F-35, Lockheed looks like a terrific bargain at less than 10 times earnings.
Popular Mechanics April 7, 2009	7 Military Tech Winners and Losers Under Gates's Proposed Defense Budget Defense Secretary Robert Gates proposed a budget that would be the first Defense Department overhaul by the Obama administration. The plan has winners and losers as Gates tries to streamline defense procurement.
The Motley Fool May 6, 2009 Rich Smith	Boeing Steals Lockheed's Thunder (Er, Lightning) Boeing is the contractor bleeding the most from the defense cuts that Defense Secretary Gates proposed last month. Yet (at the risk of mixing some metaphors) Boeing's showing that this old dog still has a few tricks up its sleeve.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Rich Smith	Hey! Who's Flying This Thing? (The 2009 Boxed Set) It's been a good year for unmanned aerial vehicles -- and a great year for investing in 'em. Here's an update on who's who and what's what in the exciting world of flying model airplanes that kill.
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