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Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says

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Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says Devdiscourse

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • LMT Lockheed Martin

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • RTX RTX

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • NOC Northrop Grumman

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR

    Energy prices move when Russian supply is at risk

  • GD General Dynamics

    Defense contractors get more work when conflict spending rises

  • ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense

    A fund of aerospace and defense companies

  • USO United States Oil Fund

    This fund moves with oil prices

  • WEAT Teucrium Wheat

    Wheat prices rise when Black Sea grain is disrupted

  • MOS Mosaic

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

  • CF CF Industries

    Fertilizer makers move with Russian supply

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

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Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says Devdiscourse

Source: Devdiscourse

The price since 22 Sep 2026: IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is -2.95%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.17% over the same days, a -2.78% difference versus the market. industrial stocks (XLI) is -1.99%, a -0.96% difference versus that group of stocks.

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Official trades in IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) around 22 Sep 2026

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Who collects and who pays in defense

Companies tied to this story

  • ITA IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF

    For “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says,” IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • XAR Spdr Series Trust

    Spdr Series Trust (XAR) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says.” Reason on file: Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

  • AADX Applied Aerospace & Defense

    Applied Aerospace & Defense (AADX) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says.” Reason on file: GA selected AADX as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace, defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • CDP Copt Defense Properties

    Copt Defense Properties (CDP) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says.” Reason on file: GA selected CDP as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FLY Firefly Aerospace

    Firefly Aerospace (FLY) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says.” Reason on file: GA selected FLY as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GE General Electric

    General Electric (GE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 22 Sep 2026 story “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says.” Reason on file: GA selected GE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • HWM Howmet Aerospace

    For “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says,” Howmet Aerospace (HWM) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected HWM as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: aerospace. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KTOS Kratos Defense & Security Solutions

    In “Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says,” Kratos Defense & Security Solutions (KTOS) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KTOS as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: defense. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

How defense news reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

“Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says” (22 Sep 2026) reaches IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) through Defense.

For IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), the reason on file says Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

Also listed, Spdr Series Trust (XAR): Material security escalation can alter defense demand expectations and risk premia

The price range for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), and the dates in the story

AADX traded between 10.31 and 13.08 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 10.82. ITA traded between 201.08 and 217.79 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 207.60. XAR traded between 216.28 and 245.40 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 223.20.

A simple score for IShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)

46 out of 100

“Poland starts military aviation operations amid Russian strikes on Ukraine, army says” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 11 linked companies.