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General Dynamics has managed to avoid much of the defense stock pain that came after fighting began in Iran. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $3.96 from sales of $13.5 billion. Operating profit margin was 10.4%, up 0.4 percentage point year-over-year.
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BA's Q2 revenues beat estimates and backlog hits a record $715.3 billion, but a wider-than-expected adjusted loss tempered the stronger sales performance.
TXT tops Q2 earnings and revenue estimates as Bell and Systems growth offsets mixed Aviation deliveries, while reaffirming full-year guidance.
Recently, Zacks.com users have been paying close attention to Lockheed (LMT). This makes it worthwhile to examine what the stock has in store.

<body><p>STORY: From Tesla feeling the strain to Lockheed Martin's new drone fighter... This is Tech Weekly.</p><p>:: Tech Weekly</p><p>Tesla missed analyst profit forecasts for the second quarter.</p><p>And Elon Musk's EV giant also reported negative free cash flow for the first time in more than two years.</p><p>It comes with Tesla accelerating its spend on infrastructure for its AI and robotics ambitions.</p><p>The automaker beat expectations with revenue of $28.2 billion.</p><p>But adjusted profit in the quarter was 33 cents per share, lower than analysts' expectation of 51 cents per share</p><p>Scientists from a U.S.-funded facility have prepared to launch the first outdoor tests of genetically modified screwworm flies, called Novofly.</p><p>It's part of efforts to develop a more effective weapon against the flesh-easting parasite, which has spread through Central America and into the U.S.</p><p>Alex Arp is a USDA research geneticist.</p><p>"Where instead of using pesticides to kill insects, we sterilize the insects, release a ton of them out into the environment, and those sterile matings result in no offspring. So, it's essentially birth control for insects. So, it's species-specific and it's pesticide-free insect control."</p><p>Apple's incoming CEO John Ternus said he's committed to building on the company's momentum in the entertainment business.</p><p>Ternus was speaking alongside current CEO Tim Cook at the LA premiere of Apple TV show 'Ted Lasso'.</p><p>"Yeah, I think we have such tremendous momentum right now at Apple TV. There are so many amazing shows, so many amazing characters and stories and so we're just going to keep building on that momentum."</p><p>Ternus is due to take charge at the iPhone maker in September.</p><p>And Lockheed Martin unveiled a counter-drone system at the Farnborough Airshow.</p><p>Lockheed said the reusable airborne device uses high-power microwave energy to disable groups of small unmanned aircraft.</p><p>The system is called MORFIUS X-Rotor and designed to fly towards hostile drones and bring them down with microwave pulses rather than destroy them with an explosive warhead.</p><p>It comes with Western militaries developing cheaper ways to defend troops and bases against drone swarms.</p></body>
Domestic magnet capacity may remain far below demand as Trump's January 2027 purchasing deadline approaches.
Remember the 1980s? Concorde ruled the skies, British Airways still flew Lockheed TriStars and Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were in their infancy.
Remember the 1980s? Concorde ruled the skies, British Airways still flew Lockheed TriStars and Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic were in their infancy.
Global defense spending is entering a historic expansion phase, driven by geopolitical flashpoints from Ukraine to the Indo‑Pacific and record Pentagon budgets. NATO allies are racing to meet or exceed 2% of GDP defense commitments, while the U.S. has proposed a $1.5 trillion military budget for FY2027. Against this backdrop of rising military allocations and […]
Lockheed Martin is advancing new weapons platforms before formal Pentagon contracts, emphasizing rapid prototyping and faster testing cycles. The company is expanding international production, investing in new factories and automation to support expected demand from the U.S. and allied defense customers. Recent efforts include moving quickly on the Sanctum counter-drone system and executing on a $35b THAAD interceptor production contract. Lockheed Martin, trading on the NYSE under ticker...
RTX and Lockheed Martin topped Q2 earnings estimates and grew their backlogs to record levels, sending both defense stocks higher as the Iran conflict reignites investor interest.
American Airlines Group Inc. (NASDAQ:AAL) and Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE:LMT) Corporation (NYSE:LMT) both reported earnings the same day this week. Both companies are being shaped by the same event, the ongoing war involving Iran. Nonetheless, one firm is getting hurt by it, and the other is getting a big boost, and their stock moves on […]
Investing.com -- The United States and Japan joined the Philippines for five days of maritime exercises in the South China Sea as Manila and Beijing traded accusations over several confrontations in the disputed waters, Reuters reported.
Investing.com -- Falling debris from an overnight Russian attack triggered fires in at least three districts of Kyiv early Sunday, Reuters reported, citing Mayor Vitali Klitschko.
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For decades, the U.S. defense industry has followed a familiar playbook: the Pentagon identifies a need, issues a request for proposals, and contractors compete to build the winning system. According to Lockheed Martin Corp, that model is changing. Lockheed Martin...
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and RTX posted record backlogs and raised guidance this week, driven by both near-term missile defense demand and long-term military modernization programs.
Firms like Northrop Grumman are struggling on the market despite record military spending. Investors are now watching Congress—and a new generation of startups.
Boeing carries a backlog that dwarfs its entire market value, and analysts see nearly 30% upside heading into a July 28 earnings report where prediction markets already favor a beat. The question is whether the turnaround has finally reached the point where the numbers do the convincing.
Lockheed Martin had a terrific Q2 -- and Wall Street noticed.
After a brutal Q1 miss and lagging peers by double digits, Lockheed Martin just posted a quarter that sent shares surging past 10% in a single session, and analysts who stayed cautious may be about to get left behind.
Lockheed Martin (LMT) reported strong Q2 results and raised 2026 guidance, though consistent operati