AeroVironment Crushes Q4 Forecasts: Tactical Drone Enters a Supercycle
AVAV soars after record results. The market validates the thesis: tactical drones have become a permanent budget line for Western armies.
Jul 2, 2026 at 10:17 8 8
Rocket Lab Acquires Iridium for $8 Billion: From Tactical Launcher to Constellation Operator
In the largest acquisition in its history, Rocket Lab takes over Iridium Communications for $8 billion - a deal that radically transforms the company into a global LEO constellation operator, with direct exposure to DoD defense contracts.
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:15 12 11
Daniel Schmidt
E-7 Wedgetail: Congress Allocates $1.55 Billion to Revive Program - Naval Hawkeye Spared
Washington continues to accelerate its aerial modernization: $1.55 billion to relaunch the Boeing E-7 Wedgetail, aerial complement to the THAAD ×4 contract signed with Lockheed Martin.
Jun 26, 2026 at 15:55 14 14
Daniel Schmidt
U.S. Military Demands Leave Asian Allies in Strategic Uncertainty
Washington urges Japan, South Korea, and the Philippines to double their defense budgets—a demand that generates as many industrial opportunities as it does regional geopolitical tensions.
Jun 25, 2026 at 22:34 11 10
Daniel Schmidt
THAAD ×4 and E-7 Wedgetail: U.S. Congress Revives Defense Production at Full Speed
$35 billion to quadruple THAAD production, $1.55 billion to revive the E-7 Wedgetail: Washington approves an industrial remilitarization unseen since the Cold War.
Jun 25, 2026 at 22:34 13 10
Daniel Schmidt
CoreWeave × Backblaze ($355M): AI Cloud Infrastructure Verticalizes at Full Speed
CoreWeave signs a multi-exaoctet storage contract with Backblaze for $355M. In a market where Argentum AI has just secured $4.1B for 27,000 GB300 GPUs, vertical integration becomes the strategic response to liquidity tensions-and hyperscalers.
Jun 25, 2026 at 03:01 10 10
