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As U.S. defence companies descended on Britain's Farnborough Airshow this week hoping to tap Europe's military spending boom, they encountered increased concern among customers about reliance on American suppliers.
Defense primes are ripping higher Thursday morning even as the broader market sags.
The era of frictionless software scaling has violently collided with physical reality. Capital is flowing out of technology names and into the hard assets, baseload power generation, and silicon foundries required to sustain the artificial intelligence supercycle.
A new defense-focused exchange-traded fund began trading this month. The VistaShares Defense Supercycle ETF (NYSEARCA:AMMO) launched under a prospectus dated July 12, 2026, issued by VistaShares and organized inside Tidal Trust III.
Looking for broad exposure to the Industrials - Aerospace & Defense segment of the equity market? You should consider the iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on May 1, 2006.
The order comes as the administration has ramped up efforts to break China's stranglehold on the mining and processing of rare earths needed for defense and autos.
Traditional defense stocks have lagged even as defense-tech startups command lofty valuations. Vertical Research says six established companies still offer attractive value.
Farnborough Airshow opens on Monday with Boeing and Airbus pursuing aircraft deals and defence firms vying for a share of booming military budgets fuelled by wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
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