INVENTORIES (Table)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2024

Inventory, Net [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory

The composition of inventories is as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2024		December 31, 2023
Raw materials	$	280,031	$	239,313
Work-in-process	123,253		103,750
Finished goods	139,173		126,174
Inventoried costs related to U.S. Government and other long-term contracts	40,855		43,255
Inventories, net of reserves	583,312		512,492
Less:  Progress payments applied	(728)		(2,459)
Inventories, net	$	582,584	$	510,033