TransDigm Group (TDG) is aggressively pursuing strategic acquisitions to broaden its proprietary aerospace portfolio and deepen its aftermarket capabilities across key segments. The company’s acquisition strategy centers on businesses offering highly engineered products, strong aftermarket potential, and attractive long-term financial returns for shareholders. In April 2026, TransDigm acquired Jet Parts Engineering and Victor Sierra Aviation…

Both companies are racing to blanket the globe with satellite connectivity, but their strategies and valuations tell very different stories for investors weighing their options. AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) is building a proprietary satellite constellation designed to connect directly to standard smartphones without requiring any hardware modifications from users. That direct-to-device approach sets AST apart from…

Redwire Corporation (RDW) has surged 14.3% over the past six months, sharply outperforming the Zacks Aerospace-Defense industry, which fell 15.1% in the same period. The company’s gains stand in contrast to peers Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) and RTX Corporation (RTX), which posted notably weaker results over the same stretch. HII tumbled 31% over the past…

SpaceX reclaimed a $2 trillion valuation this week, driven by growing enthusiasm for its AI platform and orbital computing ambitions. Over the past week, SPCX climbed 6% and ASTS gained 1%, while PL plunged 13%, LUNR fell 9%, RDW dropped 8%, RKLB lost nearly 6%, and FLY declined 5%. Oppenheimer raised its SpaceX price target…

Pratt & Whitney, a business unit of RTX (NYSE: RTX), is investing $25 million to expand its precision parts manufacturing facility in Niepołomice, Poland. The expansion, equivalent to PLN 95 million, is designed to increase production capacity for both commercial and military engine components at the existing site. The expanded facility is expected to become…