McDonnell Douglas Corp.

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Aerospace & Defense

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McDonnell Douglas is the world's largest builder of military aircraft, and the third largest commercial aircraft manufacturer. Its Space & Defense Systems business, headquartered in Huntington Beach, Calif., is a world leader in space transportation, producing the Delta family of expendable launch vehicles. It manufactures major elements of the International Space Station as well as military command, control, communications, computer and intelligence (C4I) systems.

The Delta II rocket is manufactured by McDonnell Douglas in Huntington Beach and assembled in Pueblo, Colo.

Hughes Space and Communications International is a unit of Hughes Electronics, the world's leading manufacturer of commercial communications satellites. Hughes has built 40 percent of those in operation. The earnings of Hughes Electronics are used to calculate the earnings per share attributable to GMH (NYSE symbol) common stock.

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military aircraft, aerospace

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Recce phantom: the Nebraska Air National Guard reclaims an RF-4C, preserving its own history.(RESTORED)(McDonnell Douglas RF-4C) Aviation History; 9/1/2009 ...men in the Nebraska Air National Guard who flew the McDonnell Douglas RF-4C, the Phantom remains the source of lasting...Strategic Air and Space Museum in Ashland, Neb. The McDonnell Douglas RF-4C was a modification of the U.S. Air Force... ...more

MCDONNELL DOUGLAS AWARDED CONTRACT FOR DIRECT ATTACK MUNITIONS SYSTEM Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 8/18/2009 According to DOD: McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, Mo., was awarded a $98,000,000 cost plus fixed fee contract to provide integration and production... ...more

DOT Report on Airworthiness Directives for McDonnell Douglas Model Airplanes Sent to Senate US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 12/17/2009 ...report of a rule entitled "Airworthiness Directives; McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-14, DC-9-15, and DC-9-15F, Airplanes; and McDonnell Douglas Model DC-9-20, DC-9-30, DC-9-40, and... ...more