Top 10 Best-Performing Defense Stocks YTD: ASTC, TIK, ADG, AERG, KTOS, BA, FRPT, MOG.A, CRDN, BEAV (Mar 15, 2010)

Below are the top 10 best-performing Defense stocks year-to-date.

Astrotech Corp. (NASDAQ:ASTC) is the 1st best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 69.27% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 931.75% for the last 52 weeks. Tel-Instrument Electronics Corp. (AMEX:TIK) is the 2nd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 59.80% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 113.63% for the last 52 weeks. Allied Defense Group (AMEX:ADG) is the 3rd best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 50.10% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 59.11% for the last 52 weeks. Applied Energetics, Inc. (NASDAQ:AERG) is the 4th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 42.86% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 112.77% for the last 52 weeks. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) is the 5th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 30.24% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 61.65% for the last 52 weeks.

The Boeing Company (NYSE:BA) is the 6th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 29.00% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 107.64% for the last 52 weeks. Force Protection, Inc. (NASDAQ:FRPT) is the 7th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 25.72% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 30.74% for the last 52 weeks. Moog Inc. (NYSE:MOG.A) is the 8th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 25.08% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 92.93% for the last 52 weeks. Ceradyne, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRDN) is the 9th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 24.87% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 48.42% for the last 52 weeks. BE Aerospace, Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAV) is the 10th best-performing stock year-to-date in this segment of the market. It has risen 23.66% since the beginning of this year. Its price percentage change is 298.63% for the last 52 weeks.