Tomahawk Production Boom Set to Lift Defense Stocks
TL;DR
RTX won a seven-year, $22.9 billion contract to boost Tomahawk production to about 1,000 missiles per year, with broader increases across Patriot/THAAD and other missiles; suppliers like L3Harris and General Dynamics stand to benefit, though investors remain wary of defense-spending shifts tied to midterm politics.
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- Tomahawk Missile Production Is Surging—and These Stocks Could Benefit Barron's
- US awards Raytheon $22.9 billion seven-year deal to boost Tomahawk output Reuters
- News | RTX's Raytheon awarded seven-year contract for Tomahawk cruise missiles RTX
- US awards Raytheon $22.9B Tomahawk deal as Trump dismisses weapons stockpile concerns Fox News
- Department of War and RTX Accelerate Critical Munitions Production Through Navy Tomahawk Award U.S. Department of War (.gov)
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