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Friday October 2, 2009

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Integral Systems, Inc., (Nasdaq: ISYS) today announced its continued partnership with the US Air Force on the Rapid Attack, Identification, Detection and Reporting System Block-10 (RAIDRS RB-10) program. On September 25, the US Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center obligated $27,740,754 to implement the restructure of the program from a 6 fixed and 3 deployable site configuration, to a 5 transportable system construct. The Air Force has approved the system restructure under a contract modification with a ceiling

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Raytheon Co. (RTN) bagged a $77 million contract from the US Air Force for building missiles for Korea and Taiwan. According to terms of the contract, the company will produce AGM-65D and AGM-65G2 infrared-guided Maverick air-to-surface missiles for the two Asian nations.

Raytheon will manufacture and provide life-cycle support for more than 250 new missiles. The company began producing the missiles’ infrared guidance and control sections in November 2008.

The company’s AGM-65 Maverick is a class of air-to-ground tactical missile used by US Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps and 33 international customers. Its AGM-65D has a 125-pound warhead with a forward-firing, conical-shaped charge for armor penetrations. Raytheon’s AGM-65G2 employs a 300-pound blast fragmentation/penetrator warhead that was developed for maximum effectiveness against larger, reinforced targets. The company has manufactured more than 69,000 AGM-65 missiles till date.

Raytheon is the one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the

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Lockheed Martin Corporation’s (LMT) long-in-the-making JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) stealth cruise missile may meet a pre-mature detonation. Although the weapon was declared combat-ready in 2003, LMT on Monday was awarded a measly $23 million contract for production of only 12 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) test missiles. Of these, 6 will be used to complete a development test flight program while the rest will go for operational tests. LMT has reason to worry, since the $6 billion radar-evading missile under development since 1996 is a plausible target for the Pentagon trying to realign its weapons programs portfolio under budgetary complications. The long-range, conventional, precision missile designed to destroy fixed and moving targets is still far from the Air Force's 90% reliability requirement. Finally, the US Air Force's proposed fiscal 2010 budget set aside only $82.2 million for missile reliability issues while excluding any ...

 Raytheon Continues to Report Improved ResultsRaytheon Co. (RTN) continues to consistently report improved year-over-year revenue and EPS results.The bullish story on Raytheon revolves around signs of an improving business jet market, increased defense spending, superior backlogs, and strong cash flow. Revenue and earnings growth continue to be driven by strong demand for missile and missile defense systems as well as network-centric mission solutions, including sensor and communication systems.Raytheon announced strong financial results for its 1st quarter of 2009. Excluding non-recurring items, earnings from continuing operations were $457 million, or $1.11 per diluted share ($1.12 basic), up 14%, compared to earnings of $401 million, or $0.92 per diluted share ($0.94 basic), in the year-ago quarter. In the reported quarter, net income increased to $452 million, or $1.12 per diluted share ($1.13 basic), from $398 million, or $0.92 per diluted share ($0.94 basic), recorded ...

Since it became fully operational in 1993, use of the Global Positioning System (GPS) continues to flourish. The GPS is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that was originally developed by the U.S. Department of Defense and is managed by the U.S. Air Force. The GPS is the only fully functional GNSS that can be used freely and companies like GTX Corp (GTXO.OB) are focused on utilizing the technology to better the lives of everyday citizens.

By now most everyday citizens have used GPS technology at one point or another to help them get to a destination. Other people, such as truck and taxi drivers, couriers, and repair personnel use GPS technology to get to different locations on a daily basis. GTX has put a spin on how to currently use the technology by allowing a 2-way GPS signal to filter through its

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While naturally produced spider silk has long been understood to have a superior level of tensile strength, research institutions and companies alike are seemingly on the verge of attaining the ability to harness this technology and apply it to various fields of endeavor. Sure, the idea of using such spider silk to swing from one building to another might be attractive to a certain comic book superhero fan club. In reality, however, the utility of this “packaged spider silk” could virtually spread across multiple, disparate applications in both governmental and commercial sectors. This concept of application versatility truly showcases this technology’s remarkable value for growth in the not-so-distant future.

Take Velcro back in the 1940’s, for example. This “zipperless zipper” idea came to a Swiss engineer named George de Mestra after witnessing seeds continually latching onto his clothes and his dog’s fur.

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Lockheed Martin (LMT) is the largest defense contractor in the world. The company's customer base encompasses the U.S. government, foreign governments and other commercial buyers. Lockheed currently operates through four segments: Aeronautics (27.6% of 2008:Q'3 revenues), Electronic Systems (26.5%), Information Systems & Global Services (27.9%) and Space Systems (18.0%).Historically, Lockheed Martin has grown both organically and through acquisitions. On December 1, 2006, LMT struck a 50:50 joint venture with Boeing (BA). This resulted in the formation of United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA), for the production, engineering, test and launch operations of Atlas launch vehicles and Boeing's Delta launch vehicles with the U.S. Government.On December 20, 2007, LMT acquired privately-held company PercepTek, Inc. The Colorado-based company provides advanced autonomous software technologies to the U.S. Army's Aviation Applied Technology Directorate and Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Air Force....

After a two-day “holiday” to start the week–Martin Luther King Day today (Monday) and Inauguration Day tomorrow (Tuesday)–it’ll be back to business on Wednesday as Congress begins to grill U.S. Treasury Secretary nominee Timothy Geithner – the appointment many observers believe to be the most important of the new Barack Obama administration.

Geithner, currently the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, is viewed by Democrats and Republicans alike as probably the most qualified candidate to succeed current Treasury Secretary Henry M. “Hank” Paulson Jr., since whoever fills this post will have to be able to step right in and make whatever moves are needed to fix a financial system that seems to get worse by the week. Geithner is actually viewed as perhaps the one candidate with the qualifications, personality and personality needed for success.

But there’s a problem.  The man chosen by President-elect Obama

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Companies highlighted in this weekly wrap include Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM), McDonald's Corp. (MCD), Procter & Gamble Co. (PG), Harris Corp. (HRS) and L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL)

< ?DART(15);?> Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. (ADM) has seen bullish earnings estimate revisions from analysts, including a 3% boost in past week.

Estimates are in the Rise

For the year ending June 2009, the consensus estimate continues to stand at $3.40 per share as was the case when ADM was featured as Growth and Income in late December. Three months, ago Wall Street was forecasting $2.46 per share. The most accurate estimate is a more bullish $4.00 per share.

While the following year's forecast of $2.79 per share is lower than the aforementioned $3.40, ADM has a more recent upward revision of 3%, which occurred over the just the past week. The most accurate projection

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L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. (LLL), which recently received a $90 million contract from the U.S. Air Force, has a terrific track record of delivering positive surprises on earnings estimates.

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L-3 Communications is a prime contractor in aircraft modernization and maintenance, C3ISR (Command, Control, Communications, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) systems as well as government services. L-3 is also a leading provider of high technology products, subsystems and systems. The company reported 2007 sales of $14 billion. Headquartered in New York City, the company employs over 64,000 people worldwide.

Recent Contract

The company recently announced that its subsidiary WESCAM was awarded a $90 million indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) contract from the U.S. Air Force Aeronautical Systems Center (ASC). L-3 said the initial order under the ID/IQ is for MX-15Di turrets with deliveries to begin in 2009.

"WESCAM'S MX turrets display excellent imaging capabilities, target location accuracy and reliability, and

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