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
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
Lockheed Martin Unveils Low-Cost Hypersonic Glider: Hypersonics Enters Industrial Phase
After years of costly R&D and mixed test results, Lockheed Martin unveils a hypersonic glide body designed for mass production. A strong signal for defense budgets and the US-China-Russia hypersonic race.
Jun 24, 2026 at 18:35 14 10
Daniel Schmidt
Rocket Lab VICTUS HAZE: New TacRS Record and Strengthened Position in Tactical Space Defense
Rocket Lab completes end-to-end VICTUS HAZE mission and sets new Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) record. Against a backdrop of rising defense budgets, this operational demonstration shifts market perceptions of tactical space capability responsiveness.
Jun 24, 2026 at 10:00 9 8
Daniel Schmidt
Rocket Lab Completes VICTUS HAZE: New Record for Tactical Responsiveness in Defensive Space Launch
The VICTUS HAZE mission by Rocket Lab sets a new TacRS record - operational validation of the tactical responsive launch concept for US defense, with direct implications for DoD budgets and the space race.
Jun 23, 2026 at 21:44 6 4
Daniel Schmidt
GCAP: The Multi-Billion-Dollar Contract Passes the Point of No Return for the Future Tri-National Fighter
The UK-Japan-Italy Global Combat Air Programme has just secured a major contract described as a "major step forward." For non-American defense investors, this signals that the program is politically irreversible—and industrially open to partnerships.
21 h ago 7 9
Daniel Schmidt
Nigeria: Discovery of World-Class Critical Minerals – A New African Front in the Materials War
Nigeria joins the map of global strategic resources: the announced discovery opens a new geopolitical front in the race for critical minerals of the energy transition.
Jun 30, 2026 at 23:30 8 8
Lucia Ferraz
S&P 500: Air Escapes AI Stocks - Deep Rotation Confirmed at Quarter-End
As this quarter draws to a close, the S&P 500 declines under the weight of "overinflated" AI mega-caps—while Palantir, a symbol of defense AI, faces a severe valuation test. The value-growth rotation that began on June 23 is now confirmed.
Jun 29, 2026 at 17:16 6 8
Eleanor Whitfield
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
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
Ukraine raises the cost of war for Moscow: deep strikes, diplomatic victories, and testing Putin's resilience
A series of Ukrainian successes-drones over Moscow, diplomatic breakthroughs, consolidated Western support-is reshaping the cost balance of the conflict. Each deep Ukrainian strike is a financial variable: Russia’s war budget, European defense contracts, commodity prices.
Jun 24, 2026 at 10:00 9 6