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Industrials

Thiel, Andreessen-backed Defense Startup Promises Cheap Missiles as US Rebuilds Arsenal

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Covenant says its factories will be capable of producing 1,000 missiles each next year, with the goal of scaling up to 5,000 missiles a year.

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Industrials

GE Aerospace Makes $12B Play in Clogged Market for Cast Metal Parts

For GE Aerospace the acquisition represents a critical chance to it expand its own production capacity amid booming demand.

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Industrials

Lockheed Poised to Benefit as EU Approves Ukraine’s Purchase of Patriot Missiles

Lockheed Martin has been benefiting from missile demand as Western countries look to refill their missile stockpiles and build their arsenals.

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Industrials

Ford, GM Face Off Overseas in Bids to Build British Army’s Next-Generation Vehicle

NATO members last year pledged to spend 5% of GDP on defense by 2035, or roughly $3 trillion a year, up from the previous 2% target.

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Industrials

NASA Taps Blue Origin for $700 Million Mars Contract, Further Diversifying From SpaceX

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Blue Origin will develop the Mars Telecommunications Network, which will provide high-bandwidth communications and navigation services.

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Industrials

Boeing’s Delivery Win May Signal Clearer Skies Ahead

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Sales climbed 10% as Boeing narrowed its losses from $31 million in the same quarter last year to $7 million this go-round.

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Industrials

NASA Scopes Out $30 Billion Base on Moon’s Surface

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The space agency also said Tuesday that it is planning to build a new nuclear-powered robotic spacecraft to launch to Mars by 2028.

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Big Tech

Amazon Plans Thousands of Satellite Launches to Narrow Gap with Elon Musk’s Starlink

The space race is on to build the biggest satellite internet network, and Amazon has some catching up to do.

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Industrials

Boeing Regains Its Swagger in Heated Rivalry with Airbus

Beleagured Boeing won more plane orders in 2025 than rival Airbus for the first time in seven years but faces an uphill battle in deliveries.

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Industrials

SpaceX May Launch IPO Market To The Moon

SpaceX’s potential monster IPO would come after what’s been a remarkable rebound year for public listings.

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