The FINANCIAL -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] submitted a proposal to the U.S. Air Force on Nov. 5 for the Engineering and Manufacturing Development phase of the Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) II weapon system program, following the completion of a successful 42-month risk reduction program.

The FINANCIAL -- Boeing [NYSE: BA] and development teammate ACME Worldwide Enterprises delivered the first Remote Aerial Refueling Operator (RARO) Trainer to the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF) on Oct. 12.

The FINANCIAL -- The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] C-130 Avionics Modernization Program (AMP) received Aviation Week magazine's Program Excellence Award in the category of System Level Research & Development/System Development & Demonstration at the Aviation Week Aerospace & Defense Programs conference in Phoenix on Nov. 3.

The FINANCIAL -- The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE: PG) hosted over 50 external companies the afternoon and evening of November 5th in Cincinnati, Ohio to acknowledge and celebrate successful external partnerships with P&G's Global Business Development Organization, a group responsible for P&G's Connect + Develop(SM) approach to open innovation.

The FINANCIAL -- Ten years after its Initial Public Offering, UPS (NYSE:UPS) marked the anniversary on November 6 as its chief executive officer returned to the Big Apple to ring the opening bell for the New York Stock Exchange.