INVENTORIES (Table)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2023

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	June 30, 2023		December 31, 2022
Raw materials	$	252,666	$	242,116
Work-in-process	102,339		76,328
Finished goods	148,493		128,090
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts (1)	44,872		39,685
Inventories, net of reserves	548,370		486,219
Less:  Progress payments applied	(2,774)		(3,106)
Inventories, net	$	545,596	$	483,113