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ArcelorMittal taps AWS for industrial AI and green steel supply
ArcelorMittal and Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched a strategic collaboration to accelerate industrial automation and AI across global operations. The...
Covenant Technologies targets Tomahawk market, as Germany seeks missile alternatives
Germany is exploring the purchase of long-range missiles from Covenant Technologies, a secretive two-year-old Israeli manufacturer. These weapons would...
Lockheed Martin partners with GM for munitions, easing defense supply bottlenecks
Lockheed Martin signed a Memorandum of Understanding with General Motors to expand U.S. defense manufacturing capacity. General Motors will produce components...
MDA Space acquires Blue Canyon for $620M, targeting US defense market
MDA Space signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue Canyon Technologies from RTX for $620 million in cash. The Canadian firm gains a significant...
Americold Opens First-of-its-Kind Port Hub, Eliminating Costly Short-Haul Trucking
Americold Realty Trust (NYSE: COLD) opened a new import-export cold storage hub at Port Saint John in New Brunswick, Canada. The company developed the facility...
RTX invests $100M in Rhode Island, scaling production for global missile demand
RTX is investing $100 million in its Portsmouth, Rhode Island, Raytheon facility. This capital will accelerate testing and production for critical air and...
Boeing Confirms 8 Dead in B-52 Crash, Amid Radar Modernization Tests
Boeing confirmed a B-52 Stratofortress bomber crashed at Edwards Air Force Base in California. The crash resulted in eight fatalities, including two Boeing...
Pentagon pivots to low-cost missiles, disrupting RTX and Lockheed Martin
The Pentagon announced a strategic pivot toward cheaper, rapidly produced missiles on June 15, 2026. This initiative addresses a critical shortage of...
Rolls-Royce signs UK-Japan nuclear deal to accelerate modular reactor tech
Rolls-Royce signed a trilateral Memorandum of Cooperation with the UK National Nuclear Laboratory (UKNNL) and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA). The formal...
Mercedes-Benz Enters Defense Market, Adapting G-Class to Fight Drones
Mercedes-Benz officially entered the European defense market by signing a cooperation agreement with German startup Tytan Technologies. The deal, announced at...
Lockheed F-35 readiness plunges to 25%, as operating costs soar
A U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released June 11 warns of deteriorating F-35 fighter jet readiness. The aircraft's full mission capable...
Lockheed Martin unveils 3D-printed attack drone, accelerating military production
Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works and Divergent Technologies unveiled the Project Dragonfly drone. This jet-powered, one-way attack vehicle is entirely 3D-printed...
🟢 State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF extends move to 5.1% up
XAR is trading at $280.34, up 5.1% versus the comparison close of $266.73 during regular trading. This is a price-movement alert; no separate company-specific...
🟢 State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is trading 2.9% up today on escalating Middle East tensions and rising energy security concerns
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is trading 2.9% higher today as investors rotate into industrials and defense-related names amid escalating...
Boeing expands MQ-28 drone team, targeting 2029 German military delivery
Boeing expanded its German industry team for the MQ-28 Ghost Bat autonomous drone program at the ILA Berlin Air Show. New partners Diehl Defence and Rohde &...
Boeing starts fourth 737 MAX line July 6, targeting higher output
Boeing will open its fourth 737 MAX assembly line on July 6. The new facility is located in Everett, Washington. CEO Kelly Ortberg confirmed the start date for...
White House cuts equipment tariffs, boosting Deere and Caterpillar shares
The White House implemented targeted Section 232 tariff adjustments on steel, aluminum, and copper today, June 8, 2026. These temporary modifications remain in...
RTX Secures $516M Navy Contract, Modernizing US and German Fleets
RTX subsidiary Raytheon secured a $515.8 million contract modification from the U.S. Navy. This award exercises an option for the production and integration of...
🔴 State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is trading 3.1% down today on strong jobs data and defense sector de-risking
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is trading 3.1% down today as a much-stronger-than-expected U.S. jobs report reinforces expectations for...
🔴 State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is trading 7.5% down today amid a broad risk-off shift and unwinding of the defense rotation
State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF is trading 7.5% down today as a broad risk-off shift pressures industrials and triggers an unwinding of the...