Air Force, Secret Service Strengthen Counter-Drone Readiness
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Joint Interagency Task Force 401 conducted counter-drone training with the Air Force's 6th Security Forces Squadron and U.S. Secret Service agents at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, strengthening their ability to defend critical installations and infrastructure against evolving drone threats.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF+1.1% 30d
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.
- XAR SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF-4.4% 30d
SPDR S&P Aerospace & Defense ETF: it holds defense and aerospace contractors. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.
- LMT Lockheed Martin+13.5% 30d
Lockheed Martin (guided missiles and space vehicles and parts): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.
- RTX Rtx+2.6% 12d
Rtx (aircraft engines and engine parts): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.
- NOC Northrop Grumman+3.2% 30d
Northrop Grumman (search, detection, navigation, guidance, aeronautical sys): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.
- GD General Dynamics+8.5% 30d
General Dynamics (ship and boat building and repairing): defense contractors gain when military spending rises. Linked by “drone” (defense) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ITA | +2.67% | +5.93% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| XAR | +6.16% | +9.25% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| LMT | +10.55% | +11.00% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| RTX | +4.12% | +6.19% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| NOC | +6.16% | +4.73% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| GD | +4.59% | +5.00% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
Joint Interagency Task Force 401 conducted counter-drone training with the Air Force's 6th Security Forces Squadron and U.S. Secret Service agents at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, strengthening their ability to defend critical installat…
Source: U.S. Department of Defense
Defense
| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| GD | three days earlier | +5.00% | final price |
| GD | five days earlier | +4.59% | final price |
| ITA | three days earlier | +5.93% | final price |
| ITA | five days earlier | +2.67% | final price |
| LMT | three days earlier | +11.00% | final price |
| LMT | five days earlier | +10.55% | final price |
| NOC | three days earlier | +4.73% | final price |
| NOC | five days earlier | +6.16% | final price |
| RTX | three days earlier | +6.19% | final price |
| RTX | five days earlier | +4.12% | final price |
| XAR | three days earlier | +9.25% | final price |
| XAR | five days earlier | +6.16% | final price |
Defense
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 44 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 23 Sep 2026. That is 44 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Kevin Hern sold Lockheed Martin (LMT) (jointly held), worth $15,001 - $50,000 on 17 Sep 2026. That is 50 days before publication. Filed 13 Oct 2026. View the filing.
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How solid the defense case looks
12 out of 100
“Air Force, Secret Service Strengthen Counter-Drone Readiness” scores 12 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources.