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Boeing scores over $10 billion in U.S. aircraft orders
Reuters  Jun 11  Comment 
Boeing Co has won two multibillion dollar U.S. orders for its Chinook helicopters and the V-22 Osprey it builds with Bell Helicopter, sharply expanding the company's backlog at a time when overall U.S. defense spending is starting to decline.
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Bloomberg  May 28  Comment 
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Bloomberg  May 28  Comment 
Durable Goods Orders Dropped as Cuts Impact Defense Spending
FX Street  Apr 29  Comment 
Highlights Durable Goods Orders Dropped as Cuts Impact Defense Spending - Durable goods orders fell... For more information, read our latest forex news and reports.
We're Witnessing The Biggest Contraction In Defense Spending Since The Korean War
Clusterstock  Apr 26  Comment 
Real GDP grew at a 2.5% rate in Q1, which was below economists' expectations for 3.0% growth. The biggest disappointment in the report was clearly defense spending. "The unexpectedly large drag from defense spending was likely due in part to...
Budget gap narrows in February from year ago
Reuters  Mar 13  Comment 
The monthly U.S. budget deficit narrowed in February compared to the same month a year ago, as a delay in tax refunds and lower defense spending added cash to government coffers, the Treasury Department said on Wednesday.
Ryan Plan Caps Defense Spending
Wall Street Journal  Mar 12  Comment 
Rep. Paul Ryan proposed a Republican budget blueprint that included caps on defense spending, a shift for his party that could provide a point of compromise with Democrats.




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Defense spending is the amount the sovereign of a country invests in weapons, weapon systems, and soldiers.

It is impossible (today) to get perfect exposure to increases in defense spending, because not all beneficiaries of increases are private companies - i.e., increases in defense spending could be used for increases in soldiers' salaries. (However, PMCs are becoming more widespread at it is not impossible to imagine a time when all soldiers are private contractors.)

Major defense companies include Lockheed Martin (LMT) , Raytheon Company (RTN) and Boeing Company (BA). Defense companies that focus on software include SAIC (SAI). One OTCBB listed security within the defense sector is Sector 10 (SECT).

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