Raytheon profit rises on higher missile sales
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Defense contractor Raytheon Co.   on Thursday reported higher fourth-quarter profit,  helped by higher revenue from its missile programs.
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Boeing Co.  on Wednesday reported a higher third-quarter profit on revenue growth in its defense business and strong performance in its commercial aircraft building operations, and said it raised its earnings forecast for 2004.
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Aerospace and high-tech manufacturer Honeywell International Inc. on Wednesday reported an 8 percent increase in third-quarter profits behind double-digit growth in sales
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Third-quarter profit, helped by sales of jet fighters and electronic warfare systems, beat Wall Street expectations, but the companyâs forecast for next year was slightly below analystsâ estimates.
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Boeing Co. BA.N on Wednesday  reported a higher third-quarter profit on revenue growth in its  defense business and strong performance in its commercial  aircraft building operations, and said it raised its earnings  forecast for 2004.
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No. 1 U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.  reported a 41 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street forecasts, as demand soared for its combat aircraft and information technology services.
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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman  Corp. NOC.N said quarterly profit rose 31 percent, helped by  higher government spending on its military equipment and  anthrax-screening products, plus the effect of lower pension  costs.
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Caterpillar Inc.  said on Friday its profit in the latest quarter rose more than 10 percent as strong international mining, energy and construction sales offset a decline in U.S. equipment and engine sales.
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Defense contractor Raytheon Co.  RTN.N on Thursday said quarterly profit rose 16 percent,  helped by higher U.S. government spending on its military  products and lower tax payments.
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Diversified manufacturer Honeywell  International Inc  said on Thursday its fourth-quarter  profit and sales rose from a year earlier, helped by strong  economic conditions.
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European aerospace group EADS reports higher-than-expected profits, boosted by sales in its Airbus plane-making subsidiary.
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BAE Systems, Europe&#39;s largest defence firm, has reported a 4.5 percent rise in underlying operating profit, buoyed by higher Airbus plane deliveries.
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Healthy sales of software and technology services helped fourth-quarter profit rise 12 percent at International Business Machines Corp., which had already disclosed that the results would be way ahead of analysts' forecasts.
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Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp  said on Wednesday third-quarter profit rose more than expected, helped by strong sales at its information technology and shipbuilding units.
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NEW YORK  - No. 1 U.S. defense contractor Lockheed Martin Corp.  reported a 41 percent rise in quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street forecasts, as demand soared for its combat aircraft and information technology services.
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Lockheed Martin Corp. LMT.N, the No.  1 U.S. defense contractor, posted a 41 percent jump in  quarterly profit on Tuesday, beating Wall Street forecasts, as  demand climbed for its combat aircraft and information  technology services.
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Boeing Co  said on Wednesday  fourth-quarter profit rose a greater-than-expected 4 percent,  as higher deliveries of its commercial aircraft offset a dip in  military sales due to the creation of a satellite launch joint  venture.