The U.S. has fired a lot of missiles lately, leaving the Defense Department motivated to quickly replace and grow its missile stocks. “When you add the $54 billion dollars in this contract modification, you’re pushing $300 billion dollars of backlog for the company,” said CEO Jim Taiclet on Fox Business. Lockheed is tripling production of its PAC-3 missiles.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he asked President Donald Trump for an emergency winter package of Patriot air defense interceptors to protect Ukraine’s energy infrastructure from Russian attacks. Zelenskyy told Axios that Trump pledged to help secure more Patriot air...
Six members of Congress just disclosed fresh SpaceX purchases even as the entire space sector craters, with good news from Rocket Lab and AST SpaceMobile doing nothing to stop the bleeding.
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RTX (NYSE:RTX) reported strong Q2 2026 results, highlighting solid performance across its aerospace and defense businesses. The company raised its full year 2026 guidance, signaling updated expectations for revenue and earnings for the rest of the year. RTX announced plans to divest Blue Canyon Technologies, aiming to sharpen its focus on core defense capabilities. The company reported record backlog levels, indicating substantial contracted work across its key segments. RTX sits at the...
Industrial stocks bucked a falling market on Thursday. The State Street Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF popped back into in a buy zone, led by gap-ups and breakouts for CSX, RTX and others. Many holdings in this exchange traded fund delivered blowout earnings this week.
Shares of Lockheed Martin and RTX are surging premarket after both companies reported swelling order books driven by strong demand for military hardware. Defense contractor Lockheed Martin lifted its full-year estimate of sales, per-share earnings and free cash flow as its book of orders for jets, missiles and other military products hit a record $230 billion.
LMT expands missile production under new U.S. agreements as rising air and missile defense demand supports long-term growth prospects.
In the latest trading session, RTX (RTX) closed at $193.39, marking a -1.53% move from the previous day.
Company lowered revenue and EBITDA forecasts while accelerating its enterprise AI expansion strategy with Palantir.
RTX, through its Raytheon division, is expanding missile production capacity across Europe to support NATO and allied defense needs. The company is working with European partners to qualify new suppliers and reinforce the missile supply chain. Key efforts include plans to double Stinger missile output with Diehl Defence and joint feasibility studies with NATO on future production. For investors tracking NYSE:RTX, this push into deeper European collaboration comes as the stock trades around...
Redwire tumbles in the past month as higher costs and estimate cuts cloud near-term prospects despite growth in space, defense and life sciences.
RTX (RTX) concluded the recent trading session at $194.91, signifying a -2.96% move from its prior day's close.
Investing.com -- US President Donald Trump announced he will grant Ukraine a license to manufacture Patriot missile interceptors during the NATO summit in Turkey. Trump made the statement while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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The defense contractor said it is working in partnership with the U.S. government and multiple other NATO nations to conduct a series of feasibility studies that would qualify new suppliers in Europe for priority components of its advanced medium-range air-to-air missile.
RTX dropped from Russell 1000 Dynamic Index as investors weigh recent developments RTX (RTX) has been removed from the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index, a move that may prompt some investors to reassess how index related flows, income, and recent contract wins interact for the stock. See our latest analysis for RTX. RTX shares have shown strong recent momentum, with a 7.5% 7 day share price return and an 11.3% 30 day share price return. The 1 year total shareholder return of 40.2% and 5 year total...
Investing.com -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch of a strategic cruise missile and a series of weapons tests aboard the newly built naval destroyer Kang Kon, Reuters reported on Sunday, as Pyongyang pressed ahead with efforts to modernize its navy.
NOC is strengthening its missile market presence with advanced tactical missiles, defense technologies and next-generation munitions.
In recent days, Raytheon, an RTX business, secured a US$1.10 billion U.S. Navy contract for AIM-9X Block II missiles, while RTX’s board affirmed a quarterly dividend of US$0.73 per share payable in early September 2026 and the company was removed from the Russell 1000 Dynamic Index. Together with analyst earnings upgrades and RTX’s record backlog, the fresh missile award underlines how defense demand is feeding into a stronger operational outlook across the company’s portfolio. We’ll now...
RTX (NYSE:RTX) has agreed to sell its Blue Canyon Technologies small-satellite business to MDA Space Ltd. The transaction shifts ownership of Blue Canyon to a company focused on expanding its US defense and space contracting footprint. Separately, new Chinese export controls target rare earth and defense-related materials supplied to US companies, including RTX. These export controls introduce fresh supply chain and materials sourcing risks for RTX and other US defense contractors. For RTX,...
LMT clears a key PrSM Increment 4 propulsion test, aiming for 620 miles range and faster production via $300M manufacturing bets.
RTX expands missile defense production and testing capacity as demand grows for advanced air and missile defense systems.
Portsmouth expansion boosts LTAMDS testing capacity and increases Patriot missile component production.
Here’s the uncomfortable truth for anyone who wants exposure to the space economy: the company that dominates it isn’t public. SpaceX prints launches, prints Starlink revenue, and prints headlines. You can’t buy it. So when SpaceX itself bothers to name the rivals it actually watches, that list matters. The names cited include United Launch Alliance, ... The Only Public Space Stock Even Elon Musk Can’t Dismiss
EMBJ misses Q1 earnings estimates, but revenues jump 31% year over year as jet deliveries and backlog showed strong growth.