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Breaking Defense • Valerie Insinna

Northrop Grumman Signs More Than $3 Billion in Framework Deals for PAC-3 and THAAD Missile Components

Northrop Grumman has signed two multiyear framework agreements with the U.S. Department of War and Lockheed Martin worth more than $3 billion to expand production of PAC-3 MSE solid rocket motors and THAAD components, adding capacity as the U.S. replenishes missile-defense munitions drawn down during the Iran war.

Wall Street Journal • Katherine Hamilton

Northrop Grumman Enters $3 Billion Contracts to Increase Missile Defense Production

Reuters

US signs deal to boost output of parts for Patriot, THAAD interceptor systems

Also: Bloomberg, defence-industry.eu and Seeking Alpha

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2026-08-03T05:31:14.955872-07:00

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Bloomberg • Edward Ludlow

SpaceX Investors Are Ready to Quiz Musk Over Ever-Closer Ties With Tesla

By Bloomberg: Many wonder whether a merger is ahead Expand Elon Musk during a video interview in May at the Samson International Smart Mobility Summit in Tel Aviv.

CNBC

SpaceX's post-IPO plunge sets tense backdrop for first earnings report

Axios

SpaceX is testing market gravity

Also: Yahoo Finance, keeptrack.space, Economic Times, MarketWatch, Seeking Alpha, Fortune, Yahoo Finance and Yahoo Finance

12 Sources

2026-08-03T04:15:18.832523-07:00

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Aviation Week • Chen Chuanren

Bamboo Airways Suspends Ticket Sales, Operations Dwindle

By Aviation Week: Bamboo Airways has suspended commercial ticket sales, fueling speculation over the Vietnamese carrier’s future as scheduled operations dwindle.

Also: AeroTime

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2026-08-03T02:59:28.776548-07:00

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Bloomberg • Thomas Black

Southwest Is Defying the Odds in Elliott’s Activist Overhaul

By Bloomberg: In a tale of two activist airline deals, one is treading water while the other is outperforming the broader market solidly.The names involved — Icahn Enterprises and Elliott Investment Management — aren’t new to airlines.

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2026-08-03T05:59:53.426853-07:00

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AeroTime • Ian Molyneaux

Eve Air activates pusher propulsion system in first partial transition flight

By AeroTime: Eve Air Mobility activated the company’s electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft pusher propulsion system in its first partial transition flight.

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2026-08-03T06:59:14.385891-07:00