Lockheed’s THAAD site in Troy points to Washington’s push to ramp up missile defenses

Lockheed Martin has started construction on an 87,000-square-foot production facility in Troy, Alabama, aiming to ramp up Terminal High Altitude Area Defense interceptor production as Pentagon demand rises to replenish missile inventories. The new Building 47 will focus on THAAD interceptors and is expected to play a role in future Next Generation Interceptor work.

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GE Aerospace Shares in Focus After Trump Comments, Details on Engine Deal Still Absent

GE Aerospace Shares in Focus After Trump Comments, Details on Engine Deal Still Absent

GE Aerospace shares traded higher on Monday, with investors looking at signs of a China aviation opening. The civil aviation regulator in China said it met with executives from GE and Boeing in Beijing after U.S. President Donald Trump said China planned to buy 200 Boeing jets. This would be the first major Chinese order for Boeing in roughly ten years, but details on a possible Boeing jet order involving hundreds of GE engines were light.
18 May 2026
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Redwire Stock Jumps Again as $498 Million Backlog Puts Defense Growth Back in Play

Redwire Stock Jumps Again as $498 Million Backlog Puts Defense Growth Back in Play

Redwire jumped almost 14% Thursday morning, building on its strong post-earnings recovery. Investors zeroed in on the space-and-defense firm's record backlog and the 2026 sales goal, largely brushing off a steeper first-quarter loss. Shares were last seen at $13.04, putting Redwire’s market cap around $2.53 billion.
14 May 2026
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Howmet Aerospace Stock Jumps: HWM Raises 2026 Forecast as Jet Demand Powers Profit Beat

Howmet Aerospace Stock Jumps: HWM Raises 2026 Forecast as Jet Demand Powers Profit Beat

Shares of Howmet Aerospace shot higher Thursday as the Pittsburgh-based aircraft-parts supplier topped Wall Street’s first-quarter forecasts and raised its guidance for 2026, citing robust orders from commercial aerospace, defense, and gas turbine segments. Quarterly revenue jumped 19% to $2.31 billion, with adjusted EPS up 42% to $1.22.
7 May 2026
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Boeing Company Gets A Double Boost: Israel Clears F-15IA Plan As EgyptAir Takes First 737 MAX

Boeing Company Gets A Double Boost: Israel Clears F-15IA Plan As EgyptAir Takes First 737 MAX

Israel has signed off on a plan to acquire a fresh batch of Boeing F-15IA fighter jets, moving The Boeing Company deeper into a sweeping military procurement that also ropes in the Lockheed Martin F-35. Official word from Israel’s defense ministry: the Ministerial Committee on Procurement gave the go-ahead Sunday, greenlighting a deal valued in the tens of billions of dollars. This marks the first phase in a military upgrade pegged at 350 billion shekels, or $119 billion.
3 May 2026
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Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Shot as $3.2 Billion Space Shield Race Opens

Lockheed Martin Gets Golden Dome Shot as $3.2 Billion Space Shield Race Opens

Lockheed Martin Corporation now joins the latest wave of Washington’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative. The U.S. Space Force has listed the company among those eligible for prototype contracts totaling up to $3.2 billion. The project focuses on developing space-based interceptors—orbital weapons meant to target missiles earlier in their flight—with a first demonstration set for 2028.
26 April 2026
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GE Aerospace Stock Gets Fresh Institutional Backing as New Filings Show Wall Street Split

GE Aerospace Stock Gets Fresh Institutional Backing as New Filings Show Wall Street Split

Weekend filings reveal that Avior Wealth Management and Harbor Investment Advisory both ramped up bets on GE Aerospace last quarter, boosting their positions by 6,876 and 7,820 shares, respectively. That left Avior holding 11,564 shares—valued near $3.56 million—while Harbor finished the quarter at 10,250 shares, a roughly $3.16 million stake. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission accepted the disclosures Jan. 6 and Jan. 7.
23 March 2026
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Oil Prices Tumble, Dow Futures Jump After Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes

Oil Prices Tumble, Dow Futures Jump After Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes

Oil prices tumbled, with Brent sliding to $96 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate dropping to $85.28. U.S. stock futures shifted higher Monday after President Donald Trump announced a five-day hold on planned strikes targeting Iranian power plants and energy sites, following what he called productive talks with Tehran. Futures, which hint at the direction for Wall Street at the open, turned positive.
23 March 2026
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Ondas (ONDS) Stock Price Rises After BIRD Aerosystems Deal Adds Missile-Defense Tech

Ondas (ONDS) Stock Price Rises After BIRD Aerosystems Deal Adds Missile-Defense Tech

Shares of Nasdaq-listed Ondas Inc. climbed early Wednesday, after the company announced its acquisition of BIRD Aerosystems—bringing new airborne missile-defense and surveillance capabilities into the fold, and extending a recent streak of deal activity. The stock traded 1% higher at $10.11 in premarket action as of 9:04 a.m. EDT, following a 2.98% gain to $10.01 at Tuesday’s close.
11 March 2026
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Ondas inks World View partnership after $10 million stake, chasing high-altitude defense ISR

Ondas inks World View partnership after $10 million stake, chasing high-altitude defense ISR

Ondas Inc said it has made a $10 million strategic investment in World View Enterprises and signed a partnership agreement to build “multi-domain” intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, or ISR, offerings for defense and commercial customers. Chairman and CEO Eric Brock said customers need “layered sensing and responsive autonomy,” while World View CEO Ryan Hartman said the funding “supports near-term execution.”
4 March 2026
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