(FORT WORTH, Texas)Bell Helicopter, a unit of Textron Inc., said Friday it has received a U.S. Navy contract extension worth $210 million. Under the terms of the deal, the Navy will purchase 15 aircr...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)A strategic alliance of Boeing Co. and a unit of Textron Inc. received an $18.1 million contract boost from the Navy for engineering and logistics services for the MV-22 Osprey air...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of industrial conglomerates sank Monday afternoon along with the broader market as investors fears grew that the ongoing credit crisis will dampen economies globally.READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Textron Inc.'s Bell Helicopter unit received an additional $210.2 million Navy contract to buy 11 Huey utility helicopters and four Viper attack helicopters, plus related technical...READ MORE
(QUANTICO, Va.)The Pentagon is inching closer to replacing the Humvee--once called the "jeep on steroids" and currently the vehicular backbone of U.S. military operations in Iraq--with the latest...READ MORE
(WASHINGTON)Senior Marine Corps officials and defense industry executives are scheduled to begin a three-day conference Tuesday in Quantico, Va., that will showcase the latest military systems...READ MORE
(NEW YORK)Shares of industrial conglomerates fell along with the broader market Monday after the House failed to pass a $700 billion emergency rescue package for the nation's ailing financia...READ MORE