Aerospace
Salesforce Agrees to Acquire Military Logistics Software Maker Rune
Salesforce announced on October 29, 2026 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Rune Technologies, an Arlington, Virginia-based defense technology company that builds logistics and sustainment software for the U.S. military and allied nations. Financial terms of the…
TOTE Services Names Hanwha Defense USA to Build $269 Million Landing Ship
TOTE Services announced its first shipyard selection for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps Medium Landing Ship program on October 30, 2026, naming Hanwha Defense USA as the first shipbuilder under its Vessel Construction Manager (VCM) contract. The award covers…
MDA Space Signs $100M-Plus Antenna Agreement for 66 IRIS² Satellites
MDA Space Ltd. has entered into an agreement with Thales Alenia Space to begin work on MDA AURORA broadband digital phased array antennas and a digital antenna controller for the 66 “Layer 1” satellites of IRIS², the EU Secure Connectivity…
L3Harris Raises 2026 EPS Guidance as Backlog Hits Record $53.2 Billion
L3Harris Technologies reported its third-quarter 2026 results on October 29, 2026, with orders of $19.3 billion that drove backlog to a record $53.2 billion and a book-to-bill ratio of 3.2x for the quarter, according to the company’s earnings announcement. Revenue…
Quantum Space S-4 Declared Effective Ahead of Planned NYSE Listing
Quantum Space and Inflection Point Acquisition Corp. VI announced on October 29, 2026 that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-299286) covering their planned business combination, and that Inflection…
NASA SR-1 Freedom Power System Award Brings Kratos $33.6 Million
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions on October 28, 2026 announced a $33.6 million contract award to design, build, and deliver the power conversion system for NASA’s Space Reactor-1 Freedom spacecraft, which is targeted for launch in 2028. NASA announced the…
Lockheed Martin Wins $694 Million Air Force Hypersonic ARRW Contract
Lockheed Martin announced on October 27, 2026, that it has been awarded a $694 million contract from the U.S. Air Force for production of the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), and that it broke ground earlier that day on an…
Poland Chosen As Planned Home For Lockheed PAC-3 Sustainment Hub
Lockheed Martin announced plans on October 27, 2026, to establish a dedicated PAC-3 Missile Maintenance Facility (MMF) in Poland, in coordination with the United States Government, making the country the planned site for an in-region sustainment center that five governments…
Boeing Reports Q3 Revenue of $24.2 Billion and Record $745 Billion Backlog
The Boeing Company reported third-quarter 2026 revenue of $24.2 billion on October 27, 2026, a 4 percent increase from the same period a year earlier, with a GAAP diluted loss per share of $0.26 and total backlog that grew to…
L3Harris Declares $1.25 Quarterly Dividend Payable December 18
L3Harris Technologies declared a quarterly cash dividend of $1.25 per common share on Oct. 23, 2026, payable Dec. 18, 2026, to shareholders of record as of the close of business on Dec. 4, 2026, the company announced from its Melbourne,…
Safran Third-Quarter Revenue Climbs 14.7% as LEAP Deliveries Rise
Safran reported adjusted revenue of 9,003 million euros for the third quarter of 2026 on October 23, 2026, an increase of 14.7% from the same period of 2025 and of 13.4% on an organic basis, and confirmed the full-year 2026…
BlackSky Secures Larger Seven-Figure Gen-3 Assured Deal Overseas
BlackSky Technology Inc. won an expanded seven-figure Gen-3 Assured contract with an international defense partner, the Herndon, Virginia-based company said in an announcement dated October 22, 2026. BlackSky said demand for its real-time intelligence service in what it described as…
L3Harris Opens Arsenal of Freedom Rocket Motor Plant in Camden
L3Harris Technologies opened its new Arsenal of Freedom solid rocket motor production facility in Camden, Arkansas, on October 20, 2026, joined by federal, state and local leaders. L3Harris said it designed the facility to double current solid rocket motor capacity,…
FAA Certification of Boeing 737-10 Completes 737 MAX Family
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration certified the Boeing 737-10, the newest and largest member of the 737 MAX family, on October 20, 2026, Boeing announced. The FAA approved the amended type certificate for the airplane, and the company said the…
RTX Raises 2026 Outlook as Q3 Sales Rise 11% to $25 Billion
RTX on October 20, 2026 reported third-quarter 2026 sales of $25.0 billion, an 11 percent increase from the prior-year quarter, and raised its full-year 2026 outlook for adjusted sales, adjusted earnings per share, and free cash flow, according to the…
