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AeroVironment Delivers Q4 Double Beat, Shares Surge

AeroVironment Delivers Q4 Double Beat, Shares Surge

Anduril Lands Major Army Deal After 10 Months Of Battlefield Testing

Anduril Lands Major Army Deal After 10 Months Of Battlefield Testing

Shield AI Finalizes Purchase Of Aechelon, Expanding Its Defense AI Arsenal

Shield AI Finalizes Purchase Of Aechelon, Expanding Its Defense AI Arsenal

Anduril Lands Major Army Deal After 10 Months Of Battlefield Testing

Anduril Lands Major Army Deal After 10 Months Of Battlefield Testing

Shield AI Finalizes Purchase Of Aechelon, Expanding Its Defense AI Arsenal

Shield AI Finalizes Purchase Of Aechelon, Expanding Its Defense AI Arsenal

Anduril And Shield AI: A Massive Bet On Autonomous Warfare, Or The Next AI Bubble?

Anduril And Shield AI: A Massive Bet On Autonomous Warfare, Or The Next AI Bubble?

Anduril's Next Weapons Factory May Not Be In America — Here's Why The CEO Is Looking Abroad

Anduril's Next Weapons Factory May Not Be In America — Here's Why The CEO Is Looking Abroad

Anduril And Shield AI: A Massive Bet On Autonomous Warfare, Or The Next AI Bubble?

Anduril And Shield AI: A Massive Bet On Autonomous Warfare, Or The Next AI Bubble?

Anduril's Next Weapons Factory May Not Be In America — Here's Why The CEO Is Looking Abroad

Anduril's Next Weapons Factory May Not Be In America — Here's Why The CEO Is Looking Abroad

Trump Says Iran 'Better Get Their Act Together' — Defense Stocks May Be Listening

Trump Says Iran 'Better Get Their Act Together' — Defense Stocks May Be Listening

Anduril CEO Says Economic Warfare Is The 'New Normal'—And China Has Made It 'Essentially Impossible' For The US To Be Fully Prepared

Anduril CEO Says Economic Warfare Is The 'New Normal'—And China Has Made It 'Essentially Impossible' For The US To Be Fully Prepared

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Rand Paul Torches Pentagon Spending Surge, Says $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Is 'Fiscally Irresponsible'— 'Money Doesn't Grow On Trees'

Rand Paul Torches Pentagon Spending Surge, Says $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Is 'Fiscally Irresponsible'— 'Money Doesn't Grow On Trees'

Rand Paul calls the Trump's $1.5 trillion defense budget fiscally irresponsible, warning that debt and overspending threaten America.

Anduril And Shield AI Are Selling More Than Weapons — They're Riding a New Age of Geopolitical Tension

Anduril And Shield AI Are Selling More Than Weapons — They're Riding a New Age of Geopolitical Tension

Geopolitical instability may be becoming an investable growth sector with Anduril and Shield AI at the forefront.

Quantum Cyber Stock Surges After Announcement Of Autonomous Defense Technology Patent Application

Quantum Cyber Stock Surges After Announcement Of Autonomous Defense Technology Patent Application

Quantum Cyber stock surges after new autonomous defense and naval mine security patent filings boosted investor attention.

Ondas Bets Big On AI Battlefield Software With Omnisys Buyout

Ondas Bets Big On AI Battlefield Software With Omnisys Buyout

Ondas acquires Omnisys to expand AI-powered defense technology and battlefield coordination capabilities across global markets.

Palantir, Trump And Ukraine: Zelenskyy Signals Deeper Defense Tech Ties

Palantir, Trump And Ukraine: Zelenskyy Signals Deeper Defense Tech Ties

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy meets with Palantir CEO Alex Karp to discuss deeper cooperation with the American defense sector.

Kratos Defense Beats Q1 Estimates, Raises 2026 Guidance

Kratos Defense Beats Q1 Estimates, Raises 2026 Guidance

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions Inc (NASDAQ:KTOS) reports financial results for the first quarter after the market close on Wednesday.

US 'Reviewing' Troop Cuts In Germany, Trump Says Decision Expected In 'Short' Time

US 'Reviewing' Troop Cuts In Germany, Trump Says Decision Expected In 'Short' Time

Trump says the US is "studying and reviewing" troop cuts in Germany, with a decision expected in the short term.

Huntington Ingalls Joins Applied Intuition To Advance Artificial Intelligence For Warships

Huntington Ingalls Joins Applied Intuition To Advance Artificial Intelligence For Warships

Huntington Ingalls Industries is collaborating with Applied Intuition to develop and integrate AI-driven capabilities for naval platforms.

Anduril, Kraken Scale Unmanned Vessels For Naval Dominance

Anduril, Kraken Scale Unmanned Vessels For Naval Dominance

Anduril Industries partnered with Kraken Technology Group to bring "small, high-performance, mass-producible" USVs to the U.S. Navy.

Palantir Targeted By Varoufakis: 'AI-Powered Killer Robots Are Coming'

Palantir Targeted By Varoufakis: 'AI-Powered Killer Robots Are Coming'

"AI-powered killer robots are coming," Varoufakis says, criticizing Palantir's defense push and warning of risks tied to AI-driven warfare.

Trump Administration Wants Ford, GM To Produce Weapons And Munitions Amid Wars In Iran, Ukraine: Report

Trump Administration Wants Ford, GM To Produce Weapons And Munitions Amid Wars In Iran, Ukraine: Report

President Trump's is Pentagon reportedly in talks with GM, Ford and other manufacturers to produce military supplies.

DUTY Calls: Aura Launches Defense ETF To Ride Cybersecurity, Military Spending Wave

DUTY Calls: Aura Launches Defense ETF To Ride Cybersecurity, Military Spending Wave

Aura ETFs launches the DUTY ETF, targeting U.S. defense, cybersecurity, and military tech stocks as global spending enters a structural growth phase.

Ondas Wraps Up World View Acquisition, Expands Reach In Defense Tech

Ondas Wraps Up World View Acquisition, Expands Reach In Defense Tech

Ondas stock rises after acquiring World View, expanding ISR capabilities as investors watch momentum, earnings outlook and short interest.

What's Going On With Ondas Shares On Friday?

What's Going On With Ondas Shares On Friday?

Ondas expands counter-UAS deployments in the Middle East, enhancing defense capabilities for governments and critical assets.

Venezuela Shockwaves: Trump's Military Posture Fuels Fresh Defense ETF Trade

Venezuela Shockwaves: Trump's Military Posture Fuels Fresh Defense ETF Trade

Trump's military move in Venezuela stirs global uncertainty, putting defense-focused ETFs in the spotlight as investors weigh potential geopolitical risks.

Trump Blasts $50 Million Defense CEO Paychecks While Weapons Face Delays

Trump Blasts $50 Million Defense CEO Paychecks While Weapons Face Delays

President Trump intensifies pressure on major defense contractors, targeting stock buybacks and executive compensation as programs face major delays.

AeroVironment Stock Skids After Q2 Earnings: Here's Why

AeroVironment Stock Skids After Q2 Earnings: Here's Why

Here's a detailed look inside the Q2 earnings report from AeroVironment.

EXCLUSIVE: Draganfly Scores International Defense Order

EXCLUSIVE: Draganfly Scores International Defense Order

Draganfly Inc announces military order for Commander 3XL drones, marks milestone for company as it expands into international markets.

Lockheed Martin Shares Are Trading Low Wednesday: What's Going On?

Lockheed Martin Shares Are Trading Low Wednesday: What's Going On?

Velo3D Wants To Be The AWS Of Space-Race Manufacturing

Velo3D Wants To Be The AWS Of Space-Race Manufacturing

Velo3D's metal 3D printing platform may have bigger potential in space, with SpaceX as a customer. Its digital foundry model could become the infrastructure for aerospace manufacturing.

Velo3D Scores Big With US Army And Raytheon—Defense Growth Locked In

Velo3D Scores Big With US Army And Raytheon—Defense Growth Locked In

Velo3D shifts from near-bankruptcy to Nasdaq relisting with RTX partnership. The metal 3D-printing firm is positioning itself as a go-to partner for defense manufacturing.

Defense Is The New Growth Story—This WisdomTree ETF Is Betting Big On Europe's Arsenal

Defense Is The New Growth Story—This WisdomTree ETF Is Betting Big On Europe's Arsenal

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and support from the Trump administration wanes, Europe has increased defense spending.

Forget Tech—Trump Just Made Defense The Hottest Trade On Wall Street

Forget Tech—Trump Just Made Defense The Hottest Trade On Wall Street

Aerospace and defense stocks soared in Q2 2025, outpacing tech. Trump's $156B Pentagon bill fuels investor interest and ETF inflows.