Tuesday, February 28, 2017

Defense Stocks Directory Preview Following President Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Increase

Defense Stocks Directory Preview Following President Trump’s Proposed Defense Budget Increase

Investorideas.com – February 28, 2017 – Investorideas.com, a global news source covering leading sectors including defense and security stocks, releases its 4th preview of the updated directory for investors following the sector. The sector is making headlines following a recent speech previewing proposed increased spending in the upcoming budget.

President Donald Trump has announced a proposed increase of 10% in defense spending in the next budget. The $54 billion proposed budget follows up on his campaign promises to rebuild the US military.

"This budget will be a public safety and national security budget," Trump told state governors at the White House. "It will include an historic increase in defense spending to rebuild the depleted military of the United States of America at a time we most need it," President Trump said.

Investorideas.com defense stock directory includes companies on the TSX, OTC, NYSE, NASDAQ and global stock exchanges. Sectors covered include defense, security, cybersecurity, aerospace, biometrics and biodefense.   


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Hawk Systems, Inc. (OTC:HWSY) through its subsidiaries, develops fingerprint authentication technology. Its technology would offer security, convenience, and ease of use in applications, such as automobile locks and theft-protection. The company offers Print Access Security System (PASS), an automotive security product. Its technology could also used for security in banking, healthcare, hotel/casino operations, employee time clock and attendance, stadium security, and sporting and gaming applications where identity management is required.
HEICO Corporation (NYSE:HEI; NYSE:HEI-A) is engaged primarily in certain niche segments of the aviation, defense, space and electronics industries through its Hollywood, FL-based Flight Support Group and its Miami, FL-based Electronic Technologies Group. HEICO's customers include a majority of the world's airlines and overhaul shops as well as numerous defense and space contractors and military agencies worldwide in addition to medical, telecommunication and electronic equipment manufacturers
Heroux-Devtek, Inc. (TSX:HRX.TO) is a Canadian company specializing in the design, development, manufacture and repair and overhaul of landing gear systems and components for the Aerospace market. The Corporation is the third largest landing gear company worldwide, supplying both the commercial and military sectors of the Aerospace market with new landing gear systems and components, as well as aftermarket products and services. The Corporation also manufactures electronic enclosures, heat exchangers and cabinets for suppliers of airborne radar, electro-optic systems and aircraft controls through its Magtron operations.
Hewlett-Packard (NYSE:HPQ) HP, the world’s largest technology company, simplifies the technology experience for consumers and businesses with a portfolio that spans printing, personal computing, software, services and IT infrastructure. CyberSecurity: HP connects the science and technology of cybersecurity with industry-leading services, products, and solutions. We build in security up front, so that our services secure the mission of our government clients—not just meet their need for enhanced information technology. Aerospace & Defense; Defense & National Security Solutions
Hexcel Corporation (NYSE:HXL) is a leading advanced composites company. It develops, manufactures and markets lightweight, high-performance structural materials, including carbon fibers, reinforcements for composites, prepregs, honeycomb, matrix systems, adhesives and composite structures, used in commercial aerospace, space and defense and industrial applications.
Hitachi (Tokyo:6501.T) brings a host of comprehensive security solutions, both information and physical security to ensure safety in everyday life. We employ cutting-edge technology to develop robust information and physical security systems, such as RFID, wireless LAN positing systems, biometric access systems, finger vein biometric system, trace detection systems, x-ray CT systems and x-ray DR systems. With our information and biometric security solutions, you can mitigate risks, achieve enhanced performance and ensure seamless business operation.
Holtek Semiconductor Inc (Taiwan:6202.TW) is a leading professional IC design house in Taiwan having its major business activities focused in the area of microcontroller and peripheral component design and marketing. Holtek’s product development strategy is firmly focused in the two areas of microcontroller and microcontroller peripheral devices. In this regard the company has developed and established its image as a professional MCU designer with the expanding MCU application area and service levels creating more room for new development. Presently the Holtek Semiconductor device range includes general purpose and specialised types of microcontrollers which in addition to being used in general purpose applications also see specialised uses in the speech, communication, computer peripheral household appliance, medical equipment, automotive and security etc. application areas. Additionally, Holtek supplies a range of power management devices and non-volatile memory peripheral devices, ensuring that customers are supplied with a functionally comprehensive set of device solutions. To maintain its continued business growth, Holtek, in addition to continuing to expand the range of products within its present device range, based on the semiconductor industry's superiority in its vertical division of labour, will further integrate its upper and lower related resources, and with its professional semiconductor design, wafer manufacturing and packaging experience, be able to provide customers with a total solution service, and improve overall efficiencies. Biometrics: Fingerprint recognition technology provides a secure and accurate means of biometric identification. This range of device from offers users a quick and easy implementation method or biometric fingerprint recognition. The integration of an optical fingerprint sensor, Holtek 32-bit ARM core microcontroller and fully programmed algorithm into a single module together combine to form complete fingerprint recognition module. A number of fingerprint images or templates are stored within the devices internal Flash Memory and therefore retain storage when power is removed. The storage capacity varies according to the module type selected. With easy commands such as learn, login and erase, this range of device offer a convenient and easy to use solution for users wishing to implement fingerprint biometric security into their products.
Homeland Security Corporation (OTC:HSCC) is  a leading innovator, consultant  and implementer of security driven technologies that can be deployed in any environment to meet a clients security or regulatory needs.   .
Honeywell International Inc (NYSE: HON) is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing leader, serving customers worldwide with aerospace products and services; control technologies for buildings, homes and industry; turbochargers; and performance materials.
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) designs, builds and maintains nuclear and non-nuclear ships for the U.S. Navy and Coast Guard and provides after-market services for military ships around the globe. For more than a century, HII has built more ships in more ship classes than any other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII also provides a wide variety of products and services to the commercial energy industry and other government customers, including the Department of Energy. Employing more than 38,000 in Virginia, Mississippi, Louisiana and California, its primary business divisions are Newport News Shipbuilding and Ingalls Shipbuilding.
IBC Advanced Alloys Corp. (TSX:IB.V) is a leading advanced alloys and precision castings company serving a variety of industries and a range of industrial applications. IBC is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada with production facilities in Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Missouri. IBC is creating a dynamic global beryllium and advanced alloys company. Aerospace Defense Markets.
IceWEB (OTC:IWEB) is a provider of wireless and fiber broadband service, co-location space and related services and the operator of a Network Access Point (“NAP”) where customers directly interconnect with a network ecosystem of partners and customers. IceWEB also manufactures award-winning, high performance unified data storage appliances with IceWEB´s proprietary IceSTORM™ storage management software, providing enterprise storage management capabilities at a fraction of the price of traditional providers. IceBOX™ is a secure encrypted private cloud storage, file synchronization and Client-Server software platform. Unlike other Cloud storage solutions, with IceBOX™ your corporation owns the data and can lock down a user’s account if a breach is detected.
ICF International (NASDAQGS:ICFI) provides professional services and technology solutions that deliver beneficial impact in areas critical to the world's future. ICF is fluent in the language of change, whether driven by markets, technology, or policy. Since 1969, we have combined a passion for our work with deep industry expertise to tackle our clients' most important challenges. We partner with clients around the globe—advising, executing, innovating—to help them define and achieve success. Defense Markets Homeland Security Markets
ICTS International N.V. (OTC:ICTSF) provides advanced, comprehensive security solutions for the aviation and homeland security sectors, with an emphasis on transportation security in general, and railroad and mass transport security in particular.
ID Global Solutions Corporation (OTC:IDGS) provides multi-functional secure payment solutions for open and closed electronic payment transaction networks. The company is focused on the growing need for fraud protection and identity verification solutions.  ID Global was founded to pioneer key innovative approaches for the development, integration, and delivery of advanced digital identification solutions.
Identillect Technologies Corp (TSX:ID.V) Identillect's Delivery Trust proprietary e-mail encryption delivery technology is targeted at organizations of all sizes, as well as individuals, and is sold to consumers on a monthly subscription basis. The product can be accessed by customers on both desktop and mobile devices, and messages are secured with patented, state-of-the-art encryption technology with the click of a button, ensuring their safety while in transit. Since commercializing the product, Identillect has quickly grown its subscriber base and is becoming recognized in the security industry as a top e-mail security provider.
Identive Group, Inc. (NasdaqCM:INVE) is a global security technology company that establishes trust in the connected world, including premises, information and everyday items. CIOs, CSOs and product departments rely upon Identiv's trust solutions to reduce risk, achieve compliance and protect brand identity. Identiv's trust solutions are implemented using standards-driven products and technology, such as digital certificates, mobility and cloud services.
IDI, Inc (NYSE MKT:IDI) is an information solutions provider focused on the multi-billion dollar data fusion market. IDI delivers otherwise unattainable insight into the ever-expanding universe of consumer- and business-centric data. Through proprietary linking technology, advanced systems architecture, and a massive data repository, IDI addresses the rapidly growing need for actionable intelligence to support the risk management industry, for purposes including due diligence, risk assessment, fraud detection and prevention, authentication and verification, and more. Additionally, IDI’s cross-functional core systems and processes are designed to deliver products and solutions to the marketing industry and to enable the public and private sectors to layer our solutions over their unique data sets, providing otherwise unattainable insight.
IDO Security, Inc. (OTC:IDOI) Headquartered in New York with a subsidiary in Israel, IDO Security designs, develops and markets the patented MagShoe™ shoe scanning device (SSD), filling a critical void in today’s detectors by extending screening to the lower body and feet. MagShoe™’s ‘shoes-on’ design maximizes security, thoroughness and accuracy while eliminating the need to remove shoes for increased convenience and safety; neither invasive nor harmful to the body as some of the other screening devices currently used in the marketplace. Ideal for security and loss prevention at virtually any facility, MagShoe™ is currently in use worldwide at international airports, cruise lines, government agencies, correctional facilities, mints and more.
Image Sensing Systems Inc (NASDAQCM:ISNS) is a global company dedicated to helping improve safety and efficiency for cities and highways by developing and delivering above-ground detection technology, applications and solutions. We give Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), security, police and parking professionals more precise and accurate information -- including real-time reaction capabilities and in-depth analytics to make more confident and proactive decisions.
ImageWare Systems, Inc. (OTC:IWSY) is a leading developer of mobile and cloud-based identity management solutions, providing biometric, secure credential and law enforcement technologies. Scalable for worldwide deployment, ImageWare's biometric product line includes a multi-biometric engine that is hardware and algorithm independent, enabling the enrollment and management of unlimited population sizes. ImageWare's identification products are used to manage and issue secure credentials, including national IDs, passports, driver's licenses, smart cards and access control credentials. ImageWare's digital booking products provide law enforcement with integrated mug shot, fingerprint livescan and investigative capabilities. ImageWare is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Portland, OR, Washington, D.C., and Ottawa, Ontario.
Imperva Inc. (NYSE: IMPV) pioneering the third pillar of enterprise security, fills the gaps in endpoint and network security by directly protecting high-value applications and data assets in physical and virtual data centers. With an integrated security platform built specifically for modern threats, Imperva data center security provides the visibility and control needed to neutralize attack, theft, and fraud from inside and outside the organization, mitigate risk, and streamline compliance.
Implant Sciences Corp (OTC:IMSC) is the leader in next generation Explosives Trace Detection (ETD) technology. In January 2013, the Company became only the third ETD manufacturer, and the sole American-owned company, to currently have product approval from the US Transportation Security Administration. Implant Sciences has developed proprietary technologies used in its commercial explosives and drugs trace detection systems, which ship to a growing number of locations domestically and internationally. Implant Sciences' QS-H150 portable explosives trace detector has received Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology Designation and, in addition to receiving TSA qualification for air cargo screening, the Company's QS-B220 has also received STAC certification, a Developmental Testing & Evaluation (DT&E) Designation by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security under the Support Anti-terrorism by Fostering Effective Technology Act of 2002 (the SAFETY Act), and  the GSN 2013 Homeland Security Award for "Best Explosives Detection Solution".
IndigoVision Group plc (LSE:IND.L) is a leader in the design and manufacture of high performance, intelligent video surveillance systems for large scale and complex security installations. From video capture and transmission to analysis and storage, IndigoVision’s surveillance system provides the best quality and most secure video evidence, and uses market leading compression technology to minimise network bandwidth usage and reduce storage costs.
Infoblox Inc. (NYSE:BLOX) delivers Automated Network Control solutions, the fundamental technology that connects end users, devices and networks. These solutions enable approximately 7100 enterprises and service providers to transform, secure and scale complex networks. Infoblox helps take the burden of complex network control out of human hands, reduce costs, and increase accuracy and uptime. SECURITY: Infoblox clearly differentiates from other vendors from a security perspective. From our highly secure hardware form factor, to our hardened OS, to the variety of security features in our applications—no other network control vendor focuses more on security than Infoblox.
Ingenico (Paris:ING.PA) provides a range of secure transaction solutions, including hardware, software and services, for payments at points of sale, over the Internet, or by mobile telephone. The Company offers: payment terminals and software; terminal estate management, including security application updates; payment applications (local, international, debit and credit); connectivity; routing; centralization of transactions (Axis); end-to-end security, from terminal to bank or processor; and value-added services, including prepaid mobile phone transfers and top-ups, loyalty card processing, private-label card management and other services including dynamic currency conversion. Biometrics
Ingersoll-Rand Co. Ltd. (NYSE:IR) sets the standard for security technologies. Our innovative security solutions ranges from wireless security products, biometrics and closed-circuit television to high-security mechanical locking systems. With more than 100 years of experience in security technologies, we stand behind every one of our product solutions. It is this commitment to design, performance, technology and service that ensures you can stand behind our products too.
Inmarsat (LSE:ISAT.L) provides mobile satellite communications services on land, at sea, and in the air worldwide. It operates in two segments, Inmarsat Global and Inmarsat Solutions. The Inmarsat Global segment sells wholesale L-band satellite communications airtime, as well as provides technical support to other operators; and conference facilities and office space leasing. The Inmarsat Solutions segment offers mobile and fixed-site remote telecommunications services; customized turnkey remote telecommunications solutions; value-added services; and equipment and engineering services to service providers and end-users. The company also provides maritime and aviation safety services; and mobile and fixed broadband, as well as mobile and fixed voice services. It serves oil and gas, broadcast and print media, utilities, mining, aid agencies, and transportation sectors. Inmarsat plc has a strategic collaboration with Pearson. The company was founded in 1979 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom. Inmarsat Government provides secure, reliable and affordable mission-critical telecommunications to U.S. military and civilian organizations. Equipped with the industry's leading terrestrial and satellite infrastructure and partners, it delivers custom, end-to-end networks and solutions that can sustain communications anytime, anywhere.
Innovative Solutions & Support (NasdaqGS:ISSC) is a systems integrator that designs and manufactures flight guidance and cockpit display systems for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM’s) and retrofit applications. The company supplies integrated Flight Management Systems (FMS) and advanced GPS receivers for precision low carbon footprint navigation. Military Products
Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc (NYSE MKT:INO) is revolutionizing vaccines to prevent and treat today's cancers and challenging infectious diseases. Its SynCon® DNA immunotherapies, in combination with its proprietary electroporation delivery, are generating best-in-class immune responses, with therapeutic T-cell responses exceeding other technologies in terms of magnitude, breadth, and response rate. Human data to date have shown a favorable safety profile. Inovio's lead vaccine, a therapeutic against HPV-caused pre-cancers and cancers, is in phase II. Other phase I and preclinical programs target prostate, breast, and lung cancers as well as HIV, influenza, malaria and hepatitis. Partners and collaborators include Roche, the University of Pennsylvania, NIH, HIV Vaccines Trial Network, National Cancer Institute, U.S. Military HIV Research Program, US Dept. of Homeland Security, and University of Manitoba.
InRob Tech (OTC:IRBL) provides engineering products and services for the maintenance of equipment, and the integration and production of advanced wireless control solutions for unmanned ground vehicle robots (UVR). Inrob Ltd., the Company’s wholly owned Israel-based subsidiary (Inrob Ltd.), is as an engineering firm solution for organizations to outsource maintenance of equipment. Through Inrob Ltd., the Company provides maintenance support of industrial electronic, electro-mechanical, optical, and other scientific equipment, mainly to customers in the defense industry. It also develops, integrates, and produces advanced wireless control solutions for UVR robots.
INSIDE Secure (Paris: INSD.PA; OTC:ISDCF) provides comprehensive embedded security solutions. World-leading companies rely on INSIDE Secure’s mobile security and secure transaction offerings to protect critical assets including connected devices, content, services, identity and transactions. Unmatched security expertise combined with a comprehensive range of IP, semiconductors, software and associated services gives INSIDE Secure customers a single source for advanced solutions and superior investment protection.
Intercede (LSE:IGP.L) is a software and service company specialising in identity, credential management and secure mobility. Its solutions create a foundation of trust between connected people, devices and apps and combine expertise with innovation to provide world-class cybersecurity. Intercede has been delivering solutions to high profile customers, from the US and UK governments to some of the world’s largest corporations, telecommunications providers and information technology firms, for over 20 years. Intercede’s MyID software is an identity and credential management system that enables organisations to create and assign trusted digital identities to employees, citizens and machines and in turn allows secure access to services, facilities, information and networks. MyID adheres to international standards, while remaining simple enough to be deployed onto consumer devices such as smartphones, tablets and other devices in the Internet of Things. In 2015 Intercede launched MyTAM; enabling trusted applications to be loaded into a mobile device’s Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), providing hardware-level security for Android apps. The cloud-based service provides a cost-effective and convenient way for developers and corporations to protect their apps and users’ sensitive data.
Interlink Electronics Inc. (OTC:LINK) is a world-leading trusted advisor and technology partner in the advancing world of human-machine interface and sensor technologies. Interlink Electronics has led the printed electronics industry in its commercialization of its patented Force-Sensing Resistor (FSR®) technology, which has enabled rugged and reliable human-machine interface ("HMI") solutions. For over 29 years, Interlink Electronics' solutions have focused on handheld user input, menu navigation, cursor control, and other intuitive interface technologies for the world's top electronics manufacturers. Interlink Electronics has a proven track record of supplying human-machine interface solutions for mission-critical applications in a wide range of markets, including, but not limited to, consumer electronics, automotive, industrial, and medical devices.  FSR® devices are uniquely suited for a variety of applications such as force sensing, position sensing, and mouse & pointing applications, in a wide range of industries including medical, industrial automation, automotive, ruggedized equipment, robotics and military systems.
Intellicheck Mobilisa (NYSE MKT:IDN) is a leading technology company providing wireless technology and identity systems for various applications, including mobile and handheld access control and security systems for the government, military and commercial markets. Products include the Fugitive Finder system, an advanced ID card access control product currently protecting military bases and secure federal locations; ID Check, a patented technology that instantly reads, analyzes, and verifies encoded data in magnetic stripes and barcodes on government-issued IDs, designed to improve the Customer Experience for the financial, hospitality and retail sectors; barZapp™, an ID-checking mobile app that allows a user’s smartphone to check an ID card.
International Business Machines Corp (NYSE:IBM) provides information technology (IT) products and services worldwide. The company’s Global Technology Services segment provides IT infrastructure and business process services, including outsourcing, process, integrated technology, cloud, and technology support. Its Global Business Services segment offers consulting solutions for strategy and transformation, application innovation, enterprise applications, and smarter analytics; and application management, maintenance, and support services. International Business Machines Corporation’s Software segment offers middleware and operating systems software, such as WebSphere software to integrate and manage business processes; and information management software for database and enterprise content management, information integration, data governance, data warehousing and analytics, business analytics and intelligence, and predictive analytics. This segment also provides Tivoli software for cloud and datacenter management, enterprise endpoint and mobile device management, asset and facilities management, storage management, and security systems; Rational software that supports software development; and Mobile Software for platform and application development, mobile security, and mobile device management. The company’s Systems and Technology segment provides computing power and storage solutions; and semiconductor technology, products, and packaging solutions. Aerospace & Defense
Intrusion Inc. (OTC:INTZ) is a global provider of entity identification systems, regulated information compliance, data leak prevention, and data privacy protection and network intrusion prevention and detection products. Intrusion's product families include TraceCop™ for entity identification, Savanat™ for network data mining, the Compliance Commander™ for regulated information compliance, data leak prevention and data privacy protection, and Intrusion SecureNet for network intrusion prevention and detection. Intrusion's products help protect critical information assets by quickly detecting, protecting, analyzing and reporting attacks or misuse of classified, private and regulated information for government and enterprise networks.
Invisa, Inc.(OTC:INSA) is the leader in innovative presence sensing solutions for safety and security applications. With products in service for more than eight years, we have developed a deep understanding of the practical applications of our InvisaShield™ technology. Using this base of knowledge, we are working with OEM and channel partners to develop application-specific safety and security solutions.
iRobot Corp. (NasdaqGM:IRBT) designs and builds robots that make a difference. The company's home robots help people find smarter ways to clean, its defense & security robots protect those in harm's way, and its remote presence robots enable virtual presence from anywhere in the world. iRobot's consumer and military robots feature proprietary technologies incorporating advanced concepts in navigation, mobility, manipulation and artificial intelligence.
Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE:IRM) is a leading provider of storage and information management services. The company’s real estate network of over 67 million square feet across more than 1,000 facilities in 36 countries allows it to serve customers around the world. And its solutions for records management, data management, document management, and secure shredding help organizations to lower storage costs, comply with regulations, recover from disaster, and better use their information. Founded in 1951, Iron Mountain stores and protects billions of information assets, including business documents, backup tapes, electronic files and medical data.
Ironclad Performance Wear Corporation (OTC:ICPW) is the brand leader in technical, task-specific, performance work gloves, having created the performance work glove category in 1998. The company continues to leverage its leadership position in the safety, construction and industrial markets through the design, development and distribution of specialized task-specific gloves for numerous industries, including oil & gas exploration, automotive and construction, as well as police, fire, first-responder and military. Ironclad engineers and manufactures its products with a focus on innovation, design, advanced material science and durability. Ironclad's gloves are available through industrial suppliers, hardware stores, home centers, lumber yards, auto parts stores and sporting goods retailers nationwide, and through authorized distributors in North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
ISC8 Inc. (OTC:ISCI) is actively engaged in the design, development, and sale of cyber-security products and solutions for government and commercial enterprises. The Company provides hardware, software and service offerings for web filtering, deep packet inspection with Big Data security analytics, and malware threat detection for Advanced Persistent Threats ("APTs"). The Company's products are installed in nation-wide deployment within the Middle East, and in mobile operators in Europe and Asia Pacific. The Company is focused on delivering comprehensive security solutions, with strategic emphasis on cybersecurity, in order to provide complete visibility on mission-critical networks, and mitigation of new threats as they emerge.
Iteris Inc. (NYSE MKT:ITI) is a leader in providing intelligent information solutions to the traffic management market. The company is focused on the development and application of advanced technologies and software-based information systems that reduce traffic congestion, provide measurement, management, and predictive traffic analytics, and improve the safety of surface transportation systems. By combining its unique IP, products, decades of expertise in traffic management, hyper-local weather solutions and information technologies, Iteris offers a broad range of Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) solutions to customers worldwide. The firm is headquartered in Santa Ana, California, with offices nationwide and in the Middle East.
ITT Corporation (NYSE:ITT) is a focused multi-industrial company that designs and manufactures highly engineered critical components and customized technology solutions. Our customers in the energy, transportation and industrial markets depend on us to solve their most critical problems, and we focus on partnering with them to find solutions to their unique challenges. With its wide range of reliable interconnect solutions for a broad array of applications, ITT is synonymous with the high standards of quality required for the mission-critical aerospace / defense industries.
Iveda Solutions, Inc. (OTC:IVDA) is a premier cloud video hosting service provider, a technology innovator, and a provider of enterprise-class Video Surveillance as a Service (VSaaS). Iveda Solutions has a SAFETY Act Designation by the Department of Homeland Security as a Qualified Anti-Terrorism Technology provider.
Ixia (NasdaqGS:XXIA) provides testing, visibility, and security solutions, strengthening applications across physical and virtual networks for enterprises, service providers, and network equipment manufacturers. Ixia offers companies trusted environments in which to develop, deploy, and operate. Customers worldwide rely on Ixia to verify their designs, optimize their performance, and ensure protection of their networks to make their applications stronger.

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Thursday, February 23, 2017

#Defense Stock News: SPADE Defense (NYSE: $DXS) Index Tops $500 Million

#Defense Stock News: SPADE Defense (NYSE: $DXS) Index Tops $500 Million

Defense stocks have surged since Election Day 2016 with the SPADE Defense Index up 14.3%



23 February 2017 [Washington, DC] Investments linked to the SPADE Defense Index (NYSE: DXS) have topped $500 million for the first time.  The Index, which is licensed to Powershares for its Aerospace & Defense ETF (NYSE: PPA), is unique in that it was developed by an industry analyst to cover the entire defense sector—both manufacturers AND service providers—including those involved with all aspects of national security including information technology, C4ISR, cybersecurity, surveillance, and border/homeland security.

Defense stocks have surged since Election Day 2016 with the SPADE Defense Index up 14.3%, hitting a new historical high on 21 February 2017 (5136.20 intraday, 5132.00 close). 

Gains in 2016 totaled 17.95% vs. 9.54% for the S&P500, marking the fifth consecutive year the Index has outperformed the market.  Over that span, the SPADE Defense Index has gained 134.7%, outperforming the broader market by a whopping 56.7%.

For those investing in the sector, this should not be a surprise.  Since 2000, the SPADE Defense Index has outperformed the broader market in 13 of 17 years; gaining 393.02% vs. just 52.40%.

According to Scott Sacknoff, the index’s manager, “We are thrilled to have hit this milestone. Defense as an investment has proven to be remarkably resilient over time and it is a form of insurance against an unstable world.” 

Historical data on the index is available from 30 December 1997.  The Powershares Aerospace & Defense ETF began trading on 5 October 2004.

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Friday, February 10, 2017

#InvestorIdeas Adds #Marijuana/ #Hemp, #Biotech, #Renewables, #Tech & #Defense #Stocks to Directories

This Week’s Marijuana/ Hemp Stocks Added; $ADVT, $CHIF, $ESSI

Also added in Marijuana/Cannabis/Hemp: $GLAG, $NEWC, $MYHI, $SIPC, $VAPE

Biotech, Renewables, Tech & Defense Stocks also added to Investor Directories



Point Roberts, WA, Delta BC – February 10, 2017 – Investorideas.com, a global news source and investor resource covering actively traded sectors announces this week’s additions to its investor membership, including global stock directories in marijuana, biotech, renewables, tech and defense.

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Marijuana/Hemp companies added are involved in medical marijuana, a marijuana tech company, commercial hemp, CBD products, vaporization products and a company that provides a hemp infused beer called ‘Major Hemp Brown Ale’.

Biotech companies include Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR), one of the world’s leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions.  This company has also crossed over into our tech, defense and renewable (solar) stock lists. (see below).

Other biotech additions include companies involved in ophthalmology, including one that is helping people with visual prosthetics for the blind.  Also added are companies providing for patients suffering from PTSD, cancer and post surgical pain.

Our latest tech additions include the previously mentioned Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR), along with the Marijuana/Hemp listed stock Eco Science Solutions, Inc. (OTC:ESSI) which provide enterprise software to the alternative medicine and health and wellness sectors.  The company’s services also include localized communications between consumers and business operators, social networking with like-minded enthusiasts, rich educational content, e-commerce, and rapid delivery of products.

The newest defense companies include, along with Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR), Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:WAIR), the world’s leading distributor and provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry.


New Marijuana Companies Added:
Advantis Corp (OTC:ADVT) develops products and works with developing companies to provide innovative healthcare products, holistic pain management solutions, and enhance the footprint in the evolving legal cannabis business. Advantis acquires ownership in developing companies that work within the nutraceutical and the alternative health care industries; consulting with these organizations to improve their product lines, expand their distribution channels through internal partnership agreements, and heighten brand value.

China Food & Beverage Company (OTC:CHIF) is a U.S. holding company whose strategy is the acquisition of companies in the medical cannabis industry, as well as the formation of joint venture partnerships and strategic alliances.

Eco Science Solutions, Inc. (OTC:ESSI) is a technology-focused Company based in Hawaii, targeting the multibillion-dollar health, wellness and alternative medicine industry. From enterprise software, to consumer applications for daily use, the Company develops technical solutions that empower enthusiasts in their pursuit and enjoyment of building eco-friendly businesses and living healthy lifestyles. Eco Science's core services span localized communications between consumers and business operators, social networking with like-minded enthusiasts, rich educational content, e-commerce, and rapid delivery of products, all catering to the health-and-wellness lifestyle.

Gala Global Inc (OTC:GLAG) is a publicly-traded company focused on the development and commercialization of cannabis derived products. The company is developing relationships with numerous groups within the cannabis and hemp industry as well as Indian Tribes looking to take advantage of the newly given opportunities by the federal government regarding cannabis on tribal lands. We are still in the process of developing a hemp fiber clothing line and a therapy line of nutraceutical CBD products. Gala Global, Inc., professional services group provides operational services and technologies that drive efficiencies in the medical and recreational cannabis market.

New Colombia Resources Inc (OTC:NEWC) is a two-pronged company with not only premium coking coal but medical marijuana operations, two of the hottest sectors in today's market. The Company has a joint venture in Colombia, Sannabis, producing medical marijuana products since 2014. New Colombia has hired a production company in Miami and teamed up with a retired World Series MVP to begin marketing some of these products in the U.S. where legal.

Mountain High Acquisitions Corp (OTC:MYHI) is a holding company focused on the commercial hemp and CBD products industries.  Our first acquisition in this sector is GreenLife BotaniX, Inc.

Sipp Industries Inc (OTC:SIPC) is a multifaceted corporation that specializes in technology, manufacturing and distribution of commercial and consumer products. Through its wholly owned subsidiary, Major Hemp, the Company provides high quality and competitively priced hemp based products, bulk hemp, CBD supply, co-packing and private labeling services, including “Major Hemp Brown Ale” brewed by Sleeping Giant Brewing of Colorado’

Vape Holdings Inc  (OTC:VAPE) focuses on designing, marketing, and distributing various vaporization products. The company offers medical and food grade ceramic products primarily under the HIVE Ceramics brand throughout North America, Europe and South America. HIVE offers a nonporous, non-corrosive, chemically inert ceramic vaporization element, which can be used for a range of applications, including stand-alone vaporization products and electronic cigarettes. The company is based in Agoura Hills, California.

New Biotech Companies Added:
Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR) is one of the world's leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions for scientific, commercial and industrial customers. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is part of the Russell 2000 and Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index. Biotech

Presbia PLC (NasdaqGM: LENS) is an ophthalmic device company that has developed and is currently marketing the presbyopia-correcting Presbia Flexivue Microlens™, a miniature lens that is implanted in a corneal pocket created by a femtosecond laser. The Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ has received a CE mark for the European Economic Area, allowing the lens to be marketed in over 30 countries across Europe. A staged pivotal U.S. clinical trial for the Presbia Flexivue Microlens™ commenced in 2014.

Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (NasdaqCM: EYES) mission is to develop, manufacture and market innovative implantable visual prosthetics to enable blind individuals to achieve greater independence. Second Sight has developed and manufactures the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System. Second Sight is currently underway in a trial to test the safety and utility of the Argus II in individuals with Dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Second Sight is also developing the Orion™ | Visual Cortical Prosthesis to restore some vision to individuals who are blind due to causes other than preventable or treatable conditions. U.S. Headquarters are in Sylmar, California, and European Headquarters are in Lausanne, Switzerland.

Recro Pharma, Inc. (NasdaqCM: REPH) is a revenue-generating, specialty pharmaceutical company primarily focused on developing innovative products for hospitals and ambulatory care settings. The Company’s lead product candidate, injectable meloxicam, is a proprietary injectable form of meloxicam, a long-acting preferential COX-2 inhibitor that has successfully completed four Phase II clinical trials in the treatment of moderate to severe postoperative pain, and two pivotal Phase III clinical trials in patients following bunionectomy and abdominoplasty surgeries. As injectable meloxicam is not in the opioid class of drugs, the Company believes it will overcome many of the issues associated with commonly prescribed opioid therapeutics, including addiction, misuse\diversion, respiratory distress and constipation while maintaining analgesic, or pain relieving, effect.  In addition to developing proprietary drug candidates, Recro, through its subsidiary, Recro Gainesville LLC, leverages its formulation expertise to develop and manufacture pharmaceutical products using its proprietary delivery technologies for commercial partners who commercialize or plan to commercialize these products. These collaborations result in revenue streams including royalties, profit sharing, research and development and manufacturing, which support continued operations for Recro Gainesville as well as the Company’s research and development of proprietary product candidates.

Tonix Pharmaceuticals Holding Corp. (NasdaqGM: TNXP) is developing innovative pharmaceutical products to address current and emerging public health challenges, with two programs focusing on PTSD. TNX-102 SL is ready to start Phase 3 clinical trials and TNX-601 is in pre-IND stage of development. PTSD is a serious condition characterized by chronic disability, inadequate treatment options especially for military-related PTSD and overall high utilization of healthcare services creating significant economic burden. TNX-102 SL was recently granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the FDA for the treatment of PTSD. Other development efforts include TNX-601, an IND drug candidate designed for daytime use for the treatment of PTSD, and TNX-801, a potential smallpox-preventing vaccine.

VBL Therapeutics (NasdaqGM: VBLT) Vascular Biogenics Ltd., operating as VBL Therapeutics, is a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of first-in-class treatments for cancer. The Company’s lead oncology product candidate, ofranergene obadenovec (VB-111), is a first-in-class, targeted anti-cancer gene-therapy agent that is positioned to treat a wide range of solid tumors. It is conveniently administered as an IV infusion once every two months. It has been observed to be well-tolerated in >200 cancer patients and we have observed its efficacy signals in an “all comers” Phase 1 trial as well as in three tumor-specific Phase 2 studies. Ofranergene obadenovec is currently being studied in a Phase 3 pivotal trial for recurrent Glioblastoma, conducted under an FDA Special Protocol Assessment (SPA).

New Renewable Companies Added:
Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR) is one of the world's leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions for scientific, commercial and industrial customers. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is part of the Russell 2000 and Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index. Solar

New Tech Companies Added:
Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR) is one of the world's leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions for scientific, commercial and industrial customers. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is part of the Russell 2000 and Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index. Solar

Eco Science Solutions, Inc. (OTC:ESSI) is a technology-focused Company based in Hawaii, targeting the multibillion-dollar health, wellness and alternative medicine industry. From enterprise software, to consumer applications for daily use, the Company develops technical solutions that empower enthusiasts in their pursuit and enjoyment of building eco-friendly businesses and living healthy lifestyles. Eco Science's core services span localized communications between consumers and business operators, social networking with like-minded enthusiasts, rich educational content, e-commerce, and rapid delivery of products, all catering to the health-and-wellness lifestyle.

New Defense Companies Added:
Coherent, Inc. (NasdaqGS:COHR) is one of the world's leading providers of lasers, laser-based technologies and laser-based system solutions for scientific, commercial and industrial customers. Our common stock is listed on the Nasdaq Global Select Market and is part of the Russell 2000 and Standard & Poor's SmallCap 600 Index. Defense

Wesco Aircraft Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:WAIR) is the world’s leading distributor and provider of comprehensive supply chain management services to the global aerospace industry, based on annual sales. The company’s services range from traditional distribution to the management of supplier relationships, quality assurance, kitting, just-in-time delivery and point-of-use inventory management. The company believes it offers one of the world’s broadest portfolios of aerospace products, including chemical, electrical and C-class hardware and comprised of more than 565,000 active SKUs.

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