How David Beckham got into drone warfare August 20, 2025 A question: which stocks are among the best performing in 2025? You might pick Palantir, the US software business run by billionaire Alex Karp that’s trading on eye-popping multiples. It’s gone up a pretty respectable 145 per cent since January. Or maybe you’d opt for something more wacky like Smarter Web Company, the small website design [...]
Defence: Babcock, BAE, Rolls-Royce plunge on Ukraine summit August 19, 2025 London-listed defence stocks plunged across the board on Tuesday, after this week’s talks between Washington and Ukraine led traders to pare back bets on the role that European countries will play in any post-ceasefire peacekeeping efforts. Shares in FTSE-100 engineering group Babcock – one of the best performing companies on the London Stock Exchange this [...]
Boots on the ground in Ukraine? Brits don’t want to fund it August 19, 2025 With an electorate that doesn't back higher defence spending, Healey's promise to put troops in Ukraine looks like political grandstanding.
Serco: Defence spending pushes order pipeline to 10-year high August 7, 2025 Government services firm Serco’s order pipeline has risen to the highest in more than a decade as countries across Europe and North America ramp up their defence budgets. The firm’s pipeline stood at £11.9bn, up six per cent compared to the end of last year, with as much as 80 per cent of its order [...]
Boeing defence workers go on strike over pay dispute August 4, 2025 Thousands of Boeing defence workers have gone on strike for the first time in nearly 30 years in a fresh blow to the struggling aircraft company. Members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers (IAM) working at Boeing defence manufacturing facilities in in Illinois and Missouri voted against the firm’s latest offer over [...]
Rolls-Royce shares hit yet another record high August 4, 2025 Shares in FTSE 100 giant Rolls-Royce have hit yet another all-time high, giving the company a £90bn valuation for the first time in its history. Shares in the Derby-headquartered group are changing hands for a new record of around 1,090p this morning after rising by over two per cent in early trades. The increase means [...]
BAE shares slip despite guidance upgrade July 30, 2025 BAE shares slipped in early morning trade on Wednesday despite Britain’s biggest defence business upgraded its earnings guidance. The FTSE 100 firm increased its full year sales forecasts to growth of 8-10 per cent, up from 7-9 per cent, with underlying pre-tax earnings set to grow 9-11 per cent, up from 8-10 per cent. However, [...]
Sell-out Farnborough International Airshow boosted by Airbus and Boeing deals July 29, 2025 Finances at the company behind the Farnborough International Airshow took off after the bi-annual show saw deals worth more £81bn agreed, it has been revealed. The accounts for Farnborough International, which runs the airshow as well as an exhibition and conference centre alongside two film studios, show the business achieved a turnover of £52.3m in [...]
Exclusive: Ministry of Defence fends off fake invoices in battle against fraudsters July 22, 2025 The Ministry of Defence has dismissed more than a thousand invoices in each of the last three years in a warning sign that fraudsters are targeting government services. A Freedom of Information request has unveiled the extent of invoices given the red flag by the government and their total value. These can include claims for [...]
Cohort’s shares rally after soaring defence demand spikes profit July 16, 2025 Defence tech group Cohort shot past market expectations for the year ending April 30 as geopolitical tensions helped spike demand. The London-listed firm, whose customers included the UK Ministry of Defence, recorded a pre-tax profit of £25.6m, up 29 per cent from 2024. This came as revenue jumped 33 per cent to £270m as the [...]