State Street SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF News - March 24, 2026

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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
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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

NASA weighs replacing Boeing SLS with SpaceX Starship, citing $4B costs
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NASA weighs replacing Boeing SLS with SpaceX Starship, citing $4B costs

NASA officials are meeting with Boeing, SpaceX, and Blue Origin today, March 24, to discuss a significant change to the Artemis moon mission architecture....

Boeing loses lunar transit role to SpaceX, citing SLS cost overruns
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Boeing loses lunar transit role to SpaceX, citing SLS cost overruns

NASA outlined a revised National Space Policy on March 24, 2026, to accelerate America's return to the Moon. The updated Artemis mission architecture...