Air, Missile Strikes in Iraq, Syria Revive Flagging Fortunes of U.S. Defense Contractors October 7, 2014 Los Angeles Times Three days after U.S. warships fired 47 cruise missiles at Sunni militant targets in northern Syria, the Pentagon signed a $251m deal to buy more Tomahawks from Raytheon Co., a windfall for the military giant and its many subcontractors.Read More