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Western Rare Earth Supply Chains Are Finally Taking Shape PR Newswire NEW YORK, June 4, 2026

/PRNewswire/ -- As the Pentagon's 2027 ban on Chinese-origin rare earth materials moves closer, REalloys (ALOY) is locking down exclusive control of the

Shares of RTX Corp. rose on Thursday after Jefferies upgraded the aerospace and defense company to Buy from Hold and raised its price target to $220 from $210. The Wall Street firm cited improving profit margins, growth opportunities in the commercial aerospace engine aftermarket, and the strength of RTX's defense business as key drivers behind its more optimistic outlook.

RTX expands landing gear production through a new Poland facility as Collins Aerospace scales capacity to meet rising aircraft demand.

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Contract accelerates integration and test support for the U.S. Navy's most advanced maritime radar ANDOVER, Mass., June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a $515 million contract from the U.S. Navy for the SPY-6 family of radars.

RTX beats its industry over six months as contract wins, tech advances and rising earnings estimates shape its outlook.

RTX's Collins Aerospace opens expanded manufacturing facility in TajÄcina, Poland PR Newswire TAJÄCINA, Poland

Facility to boost production capacity for landing gear systems by nearly 25% TAJĘCINA, Poland, June 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has opened its newly expanded, 22,000 square-meter manufacturing facility in Tajęcina, Poland. The $69 million expansion will support an increase in landing gear system production capacity by nearly 25% for both commercial and defense aircraft programs.

Nvidia unveils its RTX Spark AI chip designed to run autonomous AI agents locally on laptops and desktops, marking a major bet on personal computing.

Arm Holdings (NASDAQ:ARM | ARM Price Prediction) stock is ripping higher in midday trading on Monday, June 1, jumping 18% to around $416 after NVIDIA‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) RTX Spark Superchip launch validated the Arm architecture as the foundation for the next wave of AI PCs.

Shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA | NVDA Price Prediction) are up 4% in midday trading Monday, changing hands near $220 after the chipmaker unveiled its RTX Spark superchip at Computex 2026.

Expense ratios, yield, and portfolio composition reveal distinct approaches in these defense ETFs-how do their strategies stack up for risk and sector focus?

Traditional defense stocks aren't the only ones to consider as we move into the Iran war's aftermath.

One ETF captured higher recent returns, while the other showed greater resilience in downturns. See how their portfolios and costs stack up for investors.

RTX Corporation (RTX) Presents at Bernstein 42nd Annual Strategic Decisions Conference Transcript

President Trump told Fox Business this week he would hold the line on Iran sanctions.

Modern warfare consumes munitions at a pace that has left the Western defense industrial base struggling to keep up. At the center of this challenge is a critical production bottleneck: the slow, inflexible, and costly manufacturing of traditional, single-use solid rocket motors (SRMs).

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Continued Raytheon investment will increase annual production TUCSON, Ariz., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The Javelin Joint Venture (JJV), a partnership between Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, and Lockheed Martin, has delivered the first Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLU) to the U.S. Army.

Effort aims to deliver more flexible, scalable missile propulsion across weapon systems ARLINGTON, Va., May 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, in collaboration with Northrop Grumman, has been awarded a phase two contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Burn n' Go program to continue the development of a new solid rocket motor (SRM) design.

Multi-year defense agreements are set to boost RTX's annual munition production by 2x–4x, underpinning long-term revenue/margin expansion amid heightened global defense spending. Aging fleets, constrained new supply, and surging backlogs (China's reopening) support commercial booking/aftermarket growth trends, with IATA expecting supply-demand imbalance to persist through 2031. RTX's raised FY2026 guidance is well supported by the growing multi-year backlog, the richer profit margins, and the expanded production capacity.

AVAV and RTX spotlight autonomous loitering munitions and missile-defense systems as militaries ramp up precision strike and integrated targeting technologies.

RTX Corporation is rated a buy with a $201.85 price target, reflecting a 14% upside on conservative 2027 FCF estimates. RTX uniquely benefits from both surging global defense spending and robust commercial aerospace demand, underpinned by a $271 billion backlog. Q1 2026 results highlight double-digit organic growth, strong productivity gains, and high-quality earnings converting efficiently into cash flow.

I've been reading SpaceX's pre-IPO disclosures hunting for the buried sentence others skip.

RTX's strong aerospace demand, record backlog and lower valuation may give it an edge over GE Aerospace in the defense race.

RTX (RTX) reported earnings 30 days ago. What's next for the stock?

SpaceX's S-1 just handed legacy defense investors a number they cannot ignore.

PACE4ACE automatically reroutes network traffic in contested environments to ensure uninterrupted communications CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 20, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX's (NYSE: RTX) BBN Technologies, with funding from the Air Force Research Laboratory, has demonstrated a self-healing system that provides continuous, secure data flow for combat air support even when underlying networks are jammed, fragmented or unavailable.

The Department of Defense is aggressively reallocating capital away from legacy manned platforms in favor of autonomous artificial intelligence-driven tactical networks and high-altitude hypersonic tracking systems. Multi-hundred-million-dollar contract awards for next-generation uncrewed assets, combined with immediate software and hardware integration between legacy defense contractors and disruptive venture-backed defense technology firms, signal the onset of a structural procurement supercycle.

U.S. Military Drone Production Relies Heavily on Chinese Rare Earth Magnets PR Newswire NEW YORK, May 19, 2026

RTX lands a Naval Research contract to advance software-defined radar, enabling future naval systems to run multi-mission sensing in a crowded spectrum.

/PRNewswire/ -- The Pentagon recently placed the largest drone order in American history - 30,000 one-way attack drones, with plans to scale past 300,000 by

Earth observation sensors will offer advanced and more frequent views of Earth EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has successfully completed the preliminary design review for NASA's Landsat Next Instrument Suite (LandIS).

New software gives naval radars multi-mission flexibility and improved spectrum sharing with 5G ARLINGTON, Va., May 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from the Office of Naval Research to further develop advanced radar software for next-generation naval radars.

Citing emergency conditions in the context of the Iraq war, the State Department supports selling advanced defense tech to Kuwait.

The more I look at it, the more Golden Dome looks like a white elephant.

Investor expectations for pure-play stocks like RTX tend to be more straightforward than those of companies with a lot of moving parts. Honeywell's spinoffs could pay off even if it gets removed from the Dow.

The Iran war is on pause, and for Qatar, it's time to reload its air defense missile stockpile.

With the defense budget projected to exceed $1.5 trillion next year, these three defense contractors are no-brainers.

RTX's $271 billion backlog and diversified aerospace-and-defense mix are boosting order visibility and long-duration demand across key end markets.

ARLINGTON, Va., May 15, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- RTX (NYSE: RTX) Chairman and CEO Chris Calio will speak at the 2026 Bernstein Strategic Decisions Conference on Friday, May 29 at 10:00 a.m.

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U.S. Space Force named 12 companies to compete for $3.2 billion in new Golden Dome contracts. The new contracts will hire companies to build space-based interceptors to intercept missile attacks.

Facility expansion to create over 100 new high-tech jobs LARGO, Fla., May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Collins Aerospace, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, is investing $26.5 million to expand its Largo, Florida facility to accelerate the production of its commercial aviation radars and multi-domain security solutions for defense customers.

Contract marks Australia's first procurement of this advanced terminal ship defense system LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX business (NYSE: RTX), has been awarded a contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to provide SeaRAM® ship self-defense systems in support of Australia's Sea3000 General Purpose Frigate program.

Wall Street thinks Rocket Lab could grow revenue 10x in 10 years. That could be conservative.

Platform-agnostic XA103 engine being built for test EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 8, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Pratt & Whitney, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has completed a fully digital technical assessment of its XA103 engine for the U.S. Air Force's Next Generation Adaptive Propulsion (NGAP) program.

The U.S. Navy awarded RTX $833 million to build SeaSparrow anti-air missiles over the next five years. SeaSparrows are ideal for defense against cruise missiles, drones, and even speedboats.

RTX outpaced its industry over three months as new defense contracts, sensor deliveries and factory investments support growth hopes.

Palantir will soon get a chance to show off its technical expertise to the Army.

Markets can handle bad news.

The administration's aggressive Project Freedom initiative to escort ships in the Strait of Hormuz, combined with an $8.6 billion arms sale, is creating significant tailwinds for top defense contractors. By sidestepping congressional review, the executive branch has directly allocated substantial contracts to key players, cementing a multi-year revenue pipeline.

Order includes 12-year engine maintenance agreement EAST HARTFORD, Conn., May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AirAsia X (AirAsia) has ordered 150 Airbus A220 aircraft powered by Pratt & Whitney GTF™ engines, with the first of these aircraft to be delivered starting in 2028.

Largest order to date expands global access to advanced multi-domain surveillance MCKINNEY, Texas, May 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon, an RTX (NYSE: RTX) business, has been awarded a contract from Blue Raven to produce 120 SharpSight™ radars, marking the largest single order to date for the new system and a key step in expanding its availability to customers worldwide. SharpSight is a platform-agnostic, multi-domain surveillance radar designed for both manned and unmanned platforms, enabling critical missions such as anti-surface warfare, border protection, coastal monitoring, search and rescue, and long-range surveillance.

The U.S. Navy fired interceptors at inbound Iranian cruise missiles in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday morning.

On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer recommended buying RTX Corp (NYSE:RTX), saying it is a “monster” right here.

Vertical Aerospace is making progress with its VX4 eVTOL aircraft -- but is still years away from commercialization. RTX Corp. is profitable now, and generating billions of dollars of free cash flow already.
