Tag: #defense

Pentagon Requests $2.3 Billion for Maven Smart System as AI Moves Into Core Warfighting Role

The Pentagon’s fiscal 2027 budget asks $2.3B for the Maven Smart System and Joint Fires Network, marking a shift to make AI central to CJADC2.

#defense, #ai, #pentagon, #maven, #cjadc2

Army Discloses $2.7 Billion Dark Eagle Production Award but Leaves Contractor Unnamed

Army announced a $2.7 billion production contract for the Dark Eagle hypersonic glide body tied to an accelerated FY2026 fielding, but did not name the contractor.

#defense, #hypersonics, #army, #procurement

RTX Raises 2026 Sales and EPS Outlook After 10% Organic Q1 Growth

RTX raised its 2026 adjusted sales and EPS guidance after reporting 10% organic Q1 sales growth, rising backlog and stronger margins across its businesses.

$RTX, #rtx, #aerospace, #defense, #earnings

Raytheon Signs $3.7 Billion Deal to Supply Patriot GEM‑T Missiles to Ukraine as German Line Scales Production

RTX says it signed a $3.7B direct commercial sale of Patriot GEM‑T interceptors to Ukraine, backed by a new production line in Schrobenhausen, Germany.

$RTX, #defense, #patriot, #ukraine, #raytheon

Utah’s only operating uranium mill begins producing terbium, a key rare earth for EVs and defense

Energy Fuels says it produced its first terbium oxide at Utah’s White Mesa Mill, advancing U.S. rare-earth ambitions and renewing Ute concerns.

#rareearths, #terbium, #electricvehicles, #defense, #utah

Takaichi’s Landslide Hands Japan a Postwar Supermajority—and a Mandate to Rearm

Japan’s first female prime minister wins a record LDP supermajority, fueling stimulus plans, defense buildup and a renewed push to revise Article 9.

#japan, #elections, #defense, #constitution, #markets