...they did in recent years. However, its P/E ratio is higher than Caterpillar's 9.9 and Deere's 10.8. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp. is valued at 11.3 times earnings.Back in July 2007, Boeing shares were at an all-time...

...begin, civilian employees and defense contractors supporting Augusta's military...Dynamics, one of the largest defense contractors with operations at Fort Gordon...Doolittle said.Local offices of defense contractors might not take a hard hit...

...late November to attract more defense contractors to the state, which leaders...office. Eight of the top 10 defense contractors in the U.S. have operations...for Fort Gordon.Several defense contractors staff small offices in Augusta...

...more private-sector jobs to the state's military communities.In some cases, the group will be looking for defense contractors to open or expand operations in Georgia. In others, the initiative will work with the state Department of Economic...

...and investors pushed its stock down 6.6 percent. On Friday, it was AAR Corp.'s turn to get slammed. The defense contractor said it might not earn as much as expected, and its stock plunged 7 percent.The backdrop is a quickly darkening...

...days, and it applies to the deep cuts in America's defense budget that could start Jan. 2. Military leaders, defense contractors and lawmakers are attaching words such as "devastating" and "end-of-Earth scenario" to the automatic cuts...

...expectations for how much they'll earn over the next several months, and that is sinking their stocks.In mid-June, defense contractor AAR dropped 11 percent after cutting its outlook. Then Philip Morris fell 3 percent after it trimmed earnings...

BAE Systems site in Aiken will modify Bradley Fighting Vehicles.

...administration is trying to buy this election.Defense contractors are obliged under federal law to send out notices...purchase Virginia's support in November.Even if defense contractor employees fall for that ruse and help get Mr...

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- A Fort Benning defense contractor has filed a notice with the Georgia Department of Labor that it is laying off 359 workers by March 11, although there's the...