This is at 20 degrees Celsius, so it's a nice comfortable temperature at sea level, which is roughly about 760 miles per hour. Now if the temperature were to drop, so if temperature goes down, so does the speed of sound. And likewise, if the temperature goes up, the speed of sound goes up.
One single company won more than three-quarters of these funds, however, in a single contract win: Hellfire Systems. Hellfire, as we've discussed in the past, is the wholly owned Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) subsidiary that manufactures Hellfire air-to-ground missiles for the military.
Obama to Kill Tomahawk, Hellfire Missile Programs. Cornerstone of U.S. Naval power eliminated under Obama budget. President Barack Obama is seeking to abolish two highly successful missile programs that experts say have helped the U.S. Navy maintain military superiority for the past several decades.