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Heightened geopolitical tensions have led to an increase in defense spending. The U.S. defense sector has seen a surge in demand thanks to the rising defense budgets of several countries. Therefore, investors could take advantage of the industry tailwinds by investing in fundamentally strong defense stocks Lockheed Martin (LMT), General…

Raytheon leads defense quarterly earnings with General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris and Booz Allen Hamilton all reporting this week.

Concerns over high inflation, the Fed’s hawkish stance, and an economic slowdown have led to a massive stock market correction over the past few weeks. As these factors are expected to keep the market volatile in the upcoming months, it could be wise to bet on safe dividend-paying stocks Waste…

General Dynamics Corp’s (NYSE:GD) General Dynamics Mission Systems has secured a contract from the National Security Agency (NSA). Financial terms were not disclosed. Under the contract, GD will design, develop, test and deliver a certifiable 400 Gbps high-assurance encryption solution compliant with the Ethernet Data Encryption Cryptographic Interoperability Specification (EDE-CIS). The high-speed, fault-tolerant…

It is commonplace these days to invoke the fears that Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has awoken in Eastern Europe. With the 2008 invasion still fresh in the minds, the Black Sea nation of Georgia is also bracing itself against the Russian bear.

Increased global military spending and Biden's commitment to supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russia should benefit the aerospace & defense industry. Therefore, outperforming aerospace and defense stocks, L3Harris (LHX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Northrop Grumman (NOC), Elbit Systems (ESLT), and General Dynamics (GD), could be solid investments.

General Dynamics, a defense contractor for the U.S. Navy, is the IBD Stock of the Day. GD stock was in a base.

General Dynamics (NYSE:GD) has outperformed the market over the past 20 years by 1.09% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 8.24%. Currently, General Dynamics has a market capitalization of $67.47 billion.

Exxon Mobil and General Dynamics are among five stocks near buy points from strong groups that have already reported earnings.