Tag: Aerospace and Defense

French jet engine maker Safran will invest 150 million euros ($175.31 million) ​in a high tonnage hydraulic press to ‌increase the production of strategic engine parts, CEO Olivier Andries said on Monday.

Elon ‌Musk’s SpaceX boosted its target IPO valuation above $2 trillion, Bloomberg News reported on Thursday, citing people familiar with the matter, setting the stage for what could ​become the largest stock market listing on record.

Orbital compute infrastructure startup Starcloud has raised $170 million at a $1.1 billion ‌valuation, as companies including Elon Musk’s SpaceX and Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin race to move power-hungry AI data centers off-planet.

SpaceX is reportedly nearing an IPO filing, potentially raising $50 billion and valuing the company at $1.8 trillion.

Η METLEN και η Naval Group υπέγραψαν, στις 19 Μαρτίου 2026, Μνημόνιο Συνεργασίας (MoU) στις εγκαταστάσεις της M Technologies, του αμυντικού βραχίονα της METLEN, παρουσία της Πρέσβειρας της Γαλλίας στην Ελλάδα, Laurence Auer. Η συμφωνία αποσκοπεί στη διερεύνηση μελλοντικής συνεργασίας στον τομέα των υποβρυχίων και των πλοίων επιφανείας.

On Saturday night, Tesla (TSLA) and SpaceX CEO Musk outlined a bold vision for vertically integrating chip production into his plans to create an artificial intelligence empire.

Shares of satellite technology company York Space Systems (YSS) rose after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings report. It’s a sign the commercial space business is heating up.

Elbit Systems Ltd. (ESLT) reported fourth quarter adjusted earnings per share of $3.56 on Tuesday, beating analyst estimates of $2.70 by $0.86.

Rheinmetall (RHMG) expects sales to ‌grow by up to 45% this year, it said on Wednesday, as the German firm focuses entirely on its defence business to harness increased demand from wars in Ukraine and Iran.

Boeing (BA) delivery numbers are looking relatively strong—but a 737 MAX wiring issue will create a new headwind for shares. Investors are very attuned to any issue with Boeing’s single-aisle jet.

GE Aerospace said on Monday it will invest an additional $1 billion in its U.S. manufacturing sites and supplier base this year to boost engine deliveries and ramp up parts production.

Rocket Lab (RKLB) stock dropped even though the company delivered better-than-expected numbers for its latest quarter.

Rolls-Royce has raised its profit targets and laid out plans for a share buyback of up to £9bn over the next three years, as the FTSE 100 group continues to benefit from soaring demand for its engines and a sweeping restructuring.

Axon Enterprise (AXON) shares jumped 16% in premarket trading on Wednesday after the Taser-maker reported fourth‑quarter profit above Wall Street expectations, on strong demand for its security devices and software products.

Airbus said Thursday it expects to deliver 870 commercial aircraft in 2026, slightly fewer than the roughly 880 analysts had expected.

Three Vietnamese airlines announced deals Thursday to buy nearly 100 Boeing aircraft during a visit by the head of the country’s communist party, To Lam, to Washington, D.C.

BAE Systems attracted record orders in 2025, and now the UK defense staple is setting its sights on years of growth amid a global ramp-up in spending.

Την τελική έγκριση σε επίπεδο Ecofin έλαβε σήμερα, 17 Φεβρουαρίου 2026, το εθνικό σχέδιο της Ελλάδας για τον μηχανισμό SAFE, ανοίγοντας τον δρόμο για τη χορήγηση δανείων έως 787,7 εκατ. ευρώ και προχρηματοδότηση περίπου 118,2 εκατ. ευρώ για την ενίσχυση των αμυντικών επενδύσεων.

Mesh Optical Technologies, a startup working on hardware used to move data at high speeds within data centers, raised a $50 million funding round led by Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Capital to scale manufacturing of the technology in the US.

Leidos Holdings, Inc. (LDOS) reported better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, though revenue fell short of analyst estimates.