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...Lockheed Martin has said it stands ready to meet demand for its F-16 aircraft as some of Ukraine’s closest European allies revive efforts to provide fighter jets to Kyiv....
...Johnson beat the odds by taming Trump and his hardline Republican supporters on Ukraine aid, notes Jonathan Martin....
...US aerospace and defence group Lockheed Martin has forecast a larger than expected increase in annual sales in 2024 thanks to strong global demand for weapons.The company said it expected net sales of between...
...As tyranny’s appeal seems to grow around the world, Martin Wolf reminds us that democracy is still better than autocracy....
...Donald Trump has endorsed Robinson — who if elected would be North Carolina’s first Black governor — as “Martin Luther King on steroids”....
...Washington under Donald Trump could abandon Ukraine, an act that would show catastrophic western weakness, writes Martin Wolf....
...Speakers include US national security adviser Jake Sullivan, political scientist Ruy Teixeira and FT journalists such as Roula Khalaf and Martin Wolf....
...Other earnings: Johnson & Johnson, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed Martin, RTX, Halliburton, 3M, Verizon, GE and DR Horton will also report earnings....
...The missiles, built by Lockheed Martin, have a maximum range of 300km, though those in Kyiv’s arsenal are older versions with a 165km range....
...Lockheed Martin said it is making progress boosting production of weapons that have been in high demand since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine....
...Victoria’s Secret rose more than 14 per cent, after chief executive Martin Waters said on Wednesday that the lingerie company was “energised” about holiday season trends after November sales and margins...
...Lockheed, as it was known before its merger with Martin Marietta, withdrew from the commercial market in the 1980s, and a weakened McDonnell Douglas combined with Boeing in 1997....
...Lockheed Martin executives are “optimistic” about the US providing additional funding for several geopolitical hotspots as Congress is embroiled in fights over the House speakership and the domestic budget...
...US defence contractor Lockheed Martin increased its full-year outlook as demand for weapons such as the F-35 fighter jet accelerates amid the war in Ukraine and heightened tensions over Taiwan....
...Lockheed Martin jumped almost 5 per cent, RTX Corp, formerly Raytheon Technologies, rose 4.5 per cent, Northrop Grumman increased 4.3 per cent and General Dynamics was up 3.2 per cent....
...The F-35’s share of the US’s overall tactical aviation fleet is expected to keep growing, providing a boon to its manufacturer Lockheed Martin....
...Hellfire missiles are made by Lockheed Martin, while Boeing produces JDAMs and SDBs....
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...Of the five biggest US defence contractors all declined, shares of Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies, and General Dynamics all down between 1 and 2 per cent....
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...Shares of the five biggest US defence contractors all fell, with Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon Technologies and General Dynamics all down between 1 and 2 per cent....
...The results followed robust sales of fighter jets, helicopters and missiles, including the type of rockets being sent to the Ukrainian army, helping revenues at Lockheed Martin, which beat Wall Street expectations...
...Robust sales of fighter jets, helicopters and missiles, including the type of rockets being sent to the Ukrainian army, helped revenues at US aerospace and defence contractor Lockheed Martin beat Wall Street...
...It’s also interesting to see how much the tragic murders of pivotal figures such as Martin Luther King and Robert F Kennedy, both of whom were able to speak across class and colour lines, made it significantly...
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