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Gene Munster of Deepwater Asset Management and Elon Musk biographer Walter Isaacson have floated the idea that Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) and SpaceX could combine within the next decade. This remains speculation rather than a deal. For Boeing (NYSE: BA), the hypothetical lands harder than for any other company. Boeing: A Fragile Recovery Meets a Hypothetical ... Why Boeing Has the Most to Lose If Tesla and SpaceX Ever Combine

RKLB is building an end-to-end space model launch, spacecraft systems and mission ops to diversify revenues and deepen its market position.

Recent presidents have stayed away from trading stocks in companies whose fortunes they could lift or scuttle with the stroke of a pen, but Donald Trump smashed that precedent in the first quarter of this year with more than 3,600 buy and sell orders, many of them involving companies whose profits have been directly impacted by his decisions as head of the government. Among the Trump trades in a recent report filed with a federal ethics agency was as much as $6 million in Nvidia, whose advanced chips Trump approved for sale to China last year. “If he were defense secretary, he would be committing a crime,” said Richard Painter, the chief White House ethics adviser in the George W. Bush administration and a big critic of congressional trading, too.

Ledios secures a $2.7B U.S. Army contract combining TPS and CHGB to speed hypersonic weapons production, but shares fall.

Despite Northrop Grumman's underperformance relative to the broader market over the past year, Wall Street analysts maintain a moderately optimistic outlook about the stock’s prospects.

Northrop Grumman leads the military modernization supercycle by developing advanced uncrewed payload architectures and autonomous combat platforms.

Rising costs are spelling trouble for Florida, where people in their prime working years are moving to other states while new arrivals are shrinking. The Wall Street Journal sat down with Florida Sen. Rick Scott to ask him about our readers’ concerns.

RTX lands a Naval Research contract to advance software-defined radar, enabling future naval systems to run multi-mission sensing in a crowded spectrum.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest loads up on defense, air taxi stocks. Navy awards contracts to Lockheed, Northrop. U.S. announces foreign military sales.

Deciding whether Northrop Grumman at around US$550 a share still offers value, or if the easy gains are already behind it, starts with understanding what the current price actually reflects. The stock is up 18.6% over the past year, although it has fallen 17.3% over the last month and is down 6.1% year to date, which can change how the market is pricing risk and opportunity. Recent headlines have focused on Northrop Grumman's role across US defense priorities, including its position in...

Northrop Grumman was recently selected as one of five preferred payload providers for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Drone Dominance Program, positioning its Common UAS Payload at the core of a multi‑year effort to field over 200,000 unmanned aerial systems. This decision reinforces Northrop Grumman’s role in modular, platform‑agnostic drone lethality systems, potentially broadening its access to long-duration defense technology budgets. We’ll now assess how Northrop Grumman’s preferred...

LUNR's $1.1B backlog and major contract wins boost its revenue outlook as demand rises for space and defense infrastructure.

Company Named Preferred Payload ProviderNorthrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has been selected as one of five preferred payload providers under the Department of War’s Drone Dominance Program Lethality Prize Challenge. The award positions Northrop Grumman to help develop and scale advanced payload systems designed to support the rapidly expanding production of small military drones.

AeroVironment's $1.12 billion funded backlog boosts revenue visibility, with 39% of obligations set to hit fiscal 2026 and more beyond.

(Bloomberg) -- Elon Musk said he’s back in Texas working on plans for an initial public offering of SpaceX as the rocket and artificial intelligence company gears up for the largest listing of all time. Most Read from BloombergWinners and Losers From Trump and Xi’s Beijing Summit TalksHormuz Oil Flows Creep Higher as More Supertankers ExitUS, Iran Stall on Hormuz Reopening as Oil Supplies TightenUS and Iran Far From Deal as Bond Rout Piles Pressure on TrumpTrump Gets Revenge on Republican Who Vo

The defence industry, long considered a value trade, has in the past few years become a growth play. Global conflict is on the rise, and technology...

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is an undervalued aerospace and defense stock to buy. On May 11, Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) reiterated its push for opportunities around space missions with the unveiling of a positioning and navigation system. LR-450 is the company’s new system designed to provide spacecraft tracing and orientation capabilities. The system does not […]

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RTX's $271 billion backlog and diversified aerospace-and-defense mix are boosting order visibility and long-duration demand across key end markets.

RTX just found itself a great partner to help build the Golden Dome.

Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin are two of the largest defense contractors in the U.S. Which one is the better stock?

Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) has introduced the LR-450, a compact space navigation system for spacecraft. The LR-450 is designed to provide precise tracking even without external satellite signals. The system targets long-duration deep space, planetary, and Earth orbit missions with a smaller, lighter, and more cost-effective design than prior options. For investors watching NYSE:NOC, the LR-450 points to fresh activity in the Space Systems segment, separate from recent attention on defense...

The end of the earnings season is always a good time to take a step back and see who shined (and who not so much). Let’s take a look at how defense contractors stocks fared in Q1, starting with Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC).

Intuitive Machines surges 124% over three months as NASA-linked lunar contracts, defense deals, and acquisitions fuel its shift into space infrastructure.

Investors need to pay close attention to NOC stock based on the movements in the options market lately.

Palantir (NASDAQ:PLTR) is the stock everyone wants to talk about after a 70% revenue surge in Q4 2025 and CEO Alex Karp’s now-famous “We are an n of 1” declaration. But here’s what’s worth watching underneath the headlines. Palantir Is Priced For A Future That Cannot Disappoint The numbers underneath the hype look ugly for ... Palantir Insiders Are Selling 9 Shares for Every 1 They Buy. Here Is the Defense Stock Smart Money Is Buying Instead

RKLB's HASTE, built off Electron tech, targets fast, flexible hypersonic tests as defense demand rises, widening its role beyond satellites.

KTOS pushes deeper into space communications with software-based ground systems like OpenSpace, aiming for flexible, scalable control of complex satellite networks.

Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) is among the 9 Best Drone Stocks to Buy According to Wall Street Analysts. Last week, the company announced that its XRQ-73 hybrid electric uncrewed aircraft had started flight testing. The aircraft has been designed and made to advance propulsion technologies for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s SHEPARD program. […]

We just covered Grok’s Latest Stock Portfolio in 2026: Elon Musk’s AI Chatbot’s Top 10 Stock Picks. Northrop Grumman (NYSE:NOC) ranks #5 (see Grok’s Latest Stock Portfolio in 2026: AI Assistant’s Top 5 Stock Picks). Number of Hedge Funds: 62 Northrop Grumman’s (NYSE:NOC) wide moat comes from its edge in stealth aircraft. It developed the […]