Weapons

Industrials

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

Photo via Covenant

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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Photo via Daniel Torok/White House/Newscom

Autos

US Automakers Poised to Benefit from Pentagon’s Request for Manufacturing Support

High interest rates and prices (an average of $49,275 for new cars in March, per Kelley Blue Book data) have kept buyers from the car market.

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Photo via Marine Corps Sgt. Calah Thompson

Industrials

Iran War Ignites US Demand for Cheaper Drone Defense Systems

Last month, the Pentagon invited 25 drone manufacturers to participate in a competition to win a $150 million prototype order.

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Image Credit: iStock, A.Greeg

Finance

Warfare is ESG Now

Defense stocks are taking up a growing slice of the ESG (environmental, social, governance) pie. Reports attribute that to the war in Ukraine.

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