Exelis (NYSE: XLS) is a relatively new name in the defense and aerospace sector, having spun off from ITT (ITT 0.73%) a couple of years ago. It competes in the command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance space – or C4ISR for all you acronym lovers.
Our roving reporter Rex Moore was at last month's Air & Space Conference near Washington, D.C., and spoke with Bob Edmonds about Exelis' business, and the advantages of being a publicly traded company.
