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Trump Proposes Record $1.5T Defense Budget, Citing Operation Epic Fury
The Trump administration requested a record $1.5 trillion for defense in its 2027 budget proposal. This request represents a 44% increase and marks the largest...
Collins Elbit Wins $585M F-35 Helmet Deal, Boosting Defense Supply Chain
Collins Elbit Vision Systems secured a $585 million contract from the U.S. Navy for F-35 helmet-mounted display systems. The joint venture between Elbit...
🔴 XAR is trading 5.75% down today on geopolitical escalation in Iran and a broader market selloff
XAR is trading at $245.01 (down 5.75%) as geopolitical optimism evaporates following rejected ceasefire claims and escalated threats from Iranian officials...
🟢 XAR ETF (XAR) is trading 3.05% up today on U.S.-Iran de-escalation signals and Fed rate optimism
XAR is trading 3.05% up today, rebounding sharply as geopolitical tensions ease following President Trump’s signals of progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations and a...
🔴 XAR is trading 3% down today as escalating U.S.-Iran conflict and Strait of Hormuz disruptions trigger risk-off sentiment
XAR is trading 3% down as the U.S.-Iran conflict intensifies with joint airstrikes on Iranian facilities and retaliatory attacks across the Middle East. -...
🟢 XAR is trading 13.8% up today as Trump extends Iran deadline to April 6
XAR is trading 13.8% higher in after-hours trading as Trump extends the Iran Strait of Hormuz deadline to April 6, easing immediate fears of energy...
Iran's Ceasefire Rejection Hammers Defense ETF — But Does the War That Crushed Stocks Today Actually Guarantee Bigger Budgets Tomorrow?
Shares of the XAR aerospace and defense ETF plunged 3.0% to $258.56 on Thursday as investors fled risk assets after Iran flatly rejected a U.S. ceasefire plan...
🔴 XAR is trading 3.01% down today on escalating Middle East tensions and surging oil prices
XAR is trading 3.01% down today as escalating Middle East tensions and surging oil prices trigger a broad market decline. • Geopolitical uncertainty rose...
Honeywell boosts munitions production, investing $500M for Department of War
Honeywell Aerospace and the U.S. Department of War signed a framework agreement on March 25, 2026. The partnership aims to surge the production of critical...
Honeywell invests $500M in defense, scaling production of precision missile tech
Honeywell Aerospace signed a supplier framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War. The company will invest $500 million over multiple years to upgrade...
Honeywell signs $500M defense deal, scaling production of critical military tech
Honeywell Aerospace signed a supplier framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War. The company committed to a $500 million multi-year investment to...
Honeywell invests $500M in defense tech, accelerating US munitions production
Honeywell signed a supplier framework agreement with the U.S. Department of War to rapidly increase defense technology production. The company will invest...
Lockheed Martin to Quadruple Missile Production After Successful Combat Debut
Lockheed Martin and the Department of War signed a framework agreement to quadruple production of Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM). This initiative aims to...
Isar Aerospace schedules Spectrum launch, targeting independent European space access
Isar Aerospace will conduct the second qualifying flight of its Spectrum rocket. The launch is scheduled for March 25, 2026, from Andøya Spaceport in...
Epirus and Partners Unveil Autonomous Microwave Vehicle to Stop Drone Swarms
Epirus, General Dynamics Land Systems (GDLS), and Kodiak AI launched the Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) today. This mobile, fully autonomous system...
Broadcom Wins $970 Million Defense Deal to Unify Military Cloud
The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) awarded Broadcom Inc. and Carahsoft Technology Corp. a $970 million contract. This blanket purchase agreement...
CENTCOM confirms B-52 JASSM strikes, fueling demand for defense sector
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) released imagery on March 24 confirming B-52H Stratofortress bombers are utilizing AGM-158 JASSM cruise missiles. These standoff...
Iran strikes Israel with missiles, pushing oil prices above $104
Iran launched multiple waves of missile strikes against Israel on Tuesday. Air raid sirens sounded across Tel Aviv and surrounding areas during the...
General Dynamics Unveils Autonomous Drone-Killer, Targeting Global Swarm Threats
General Dynamics Land Systems, Epirus, and Kodiak AI unveiled the Leonidas Autonomous Ground Vehicle (AGV) today at the AUSA Global Force Symposium. General...
General Dynamics Shipyard Workers Strike, Rejecting 23.8% Wage Increase
Hundreds of designers, clerks, and technicians at General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works in Maine began a strike on March 24, 2026. The Bath Marine Draftsmen's...