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Hackers launched a "significant and tenacious" cyber attack on Lockheed Martin, a major defense contractor holding highly sensitive information, but its secrets remained safe, the company said Saturday.

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp. says its third-quarter net income edged up on contributions from its aerospace, electronics and technology businesses.

A European defense contractor said Tuesday that it will make a solo bid for the U.S. Air Force 's long-delayed $35 billion contract to build a fleet of new refueling jets after its U.S. partner dropped out.

Defense contractor BAE Systems PLC said Friday it has sold a 10.25 percent stake in Swedish defense company Saab AB for 1.066 billion kronor ($149 million) as part of an ongoing divestment process.

Northrop Grumman Corp., the nation's second-largest defense contractor and the last remaining major aerospace firm with headquarters in Los Angeles, said today that it would move its corporate office to the Washington, D.C., area.

Defense contractor Northrop Grumman says it's relocating the testing grounds for its unmanned aerial systems from Cochise County to an airfield in Utah.

Britain's Serious Fraud Office says it intends to prosecute BAE Systems PLC, the world's second-largest defense contractor, on charges of corruption in dealings on foreign contracts.

Defense contractor Science Applications International Corp. says it will move its headquarters from San Diego to Tysons Corner in Viriginia.

Defense contractor Raytheon Co. said Tuesday it has been awarded a contract worth $26.9 million to provide technical assistance to Taiwan's missile defense system.

General Dynamics says its second-quarter earnings edged down 3.6 percent due to one-time gains a year ago, but the defense contractor's profits still surpassed Wall Street expectations.