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March 17, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

$200M ESAero acquisition enhances AeroVironment’s UAS portfolio

AeroVironment has acquired California-based Empirical Systems Aerospace for approximately $200 million, enhancing its capabilities in the design, prototyping, and production of advanced unmanned aircraft systems for defense use. ESAero...

March 16, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

United States backs Latvia’s coastal defense upgrade with Naval Strike Missile funding

The US Navy has awarded Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace a contract worth $45.5 million to supply the Naval Strike Missile Coastal Defense System to Latvia. Issued under the Foreign...

March 13, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

US Air Force Awards $454M Deal to Leidos for Cloud One Platform Modernization

Leidos has secured a $454.9-million contract to help modernize the Cloud One platform used by the US Air Force to host and manage applications in secure cloud environments. As...

March 12, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Canberra Commits $125M to Expand Domestic Bluebottle Uncrewed Vessel Fleet

Australia has committed 176 million Australian dollars ($125 million) to expand the Royal Australian Navy’s fleet of domestically developed Bluebottle uncrewed surface vessels (USVs). Through a contract with Ocius...

March 11, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Washington Authorizes $930M HIMARS Rocket System Sale to Sweden

The United States Department of State has approved a $930-million foreign military sale to provide Sweden with M142 HIMARS launchers and associated equipment manufactured by Lockheed Martin. The package...

March 11, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Med-Eng Awarded $86M Contracts for Mowag Eagle Protective Seating Systems

Med-Eng, a subsidiary of Cadre Holdings, has secured contracts worth $86.4 million to deliver blast-attenuation seating systems for Mowag Eagle V military vehicles produced by General Dynamics European Land...

March 11, 2026
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Financial and Investment Updates

Lockheed Martin Announces $150M Investment to Grow Alabama Missile Output

Lockheed Martin plans to invest more than $150 million over the next five years to expand its missile manufacturing operations in Alabama, responding to growing global demand for munitions....

March 10, 2026
G.Krish
Financial and Investment Updates

American Firm Funds Israeli Loitering Munition Maker Aerodrome

US defense technology company EagleNXT has announced a strategic investment in Israeli defense startup Aerodrome to strengthen its footprint in autonomous defense systems and loitering munition technologies. As part...

March 10, 2026
G.Krish
Financial and Investment Updates

Ottawa Allocates $663M to Advance UAV and Aerospace Defense Innovation

Canada is planning to invest more than 900 million Canadian dollars (about $663 million) to strengthen research into drones and airborne defense systems, including the establishment of a new...

March 10, 2026
G.Krish
Financial and Investment Updates

$1B Investment by GE Aerospace to Grow US Production and Add 5,000 Workers

GE Aerospace has unveiled a $1-billion investment plan aimed at expanding defense manufacturing, increasing engine production, and accelerating delivery timelines across its operations in the United States. The investment,...