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Firefly Aerospace's successful Alpha Flight 7 mission lifted Lockheed Martin payload to orbit, sending $FLY stock up 18%. The company holds multiyear government and defense contracts.

Pratt & Whitney secures follow-on deal to supply TJ150 turbojet engines for AGM-190A cruise missiles via Leidos Dynetics partnership.

Geopolitical tensions with Iran spike oil prices above $110/barrel, triggering market volatility but boosting US defense contractors amid surging Pentagon munitions demand.

Trump announces U.S. defense contractors commit to quadrupling advanced weapons production, already underway for three months, amid global military operations.

Intuitive Machines stock rises 3.45% after L3Harris awards subsidiary Lanteris Space Systems contract to build 18 next-gen missile-tracking satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency.

Pentagon opens $151B SHIELD missile defense program to 2,400+ vendors. Companies compete for task orders in comprehensive ballistic and hypersonic defense initiative.

Blue Water Autonomy will manufacture autonomous warships for the U.S. Navy starting March 2026, producing 10-20 Liberty-class vessels annually to expand unmanned naval capabilities.

Global airport security market to double from $16.75B to $38.47B by 2035, driven by increased air travel, advanced biometric technology adoption, and heightened security demands.