
Boeing, Rocket Lab, GE Aerospace, Redwire, and Intuitive Machines are the five Defense stocks to watch today, according to MarketBeat’s stock screener tool. Defense stocks are shares of companies that design, manufacture, and supply military and security-related products and services, such as weapons systems, aircraft, cybersecurity, and defense equipment. For stock market investors, these companies are often seen as tied to government defense spending, geopolitical tensions, and long-term military contracts. These companies had the highest dollar trading volume of any Defense stocks within the last several days.
Boeing (BA)
The Boeing Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, sells, services, and supports commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and launch systems, and services worldwide. The company operates through Commercial Airplanes; Defense, Space & Security; and Global Services segments.
Rocket Lab (RKLB)
Rocket Lab USA, Inc., a space company, provides launch services and space systems solutions for the space and defense industries. The company provides launch services, spacecraft design services, spacecraft components, spacecraft manufacturing, and other spacecraft and on-orbit management solutions; and constellation management services, as well as designs and manufactures small and medium-class rockets.
Read Our Latest Research Report on RKLB
GE Aerospace (GE)
GE Aerospace (also known as General Electric) is a company that specializes in providing aerospace products and services. It operates through two reportable segments: Commercial Engines and Services and Defense and Propulsion Technologies. It offers jet and turboprop engines, as well as integrated systems for commercial, military, business, and general aviation aircraft.
Read Our Latest Research Report on GE
Redwire (RDW)
Redwire Corporation provides critical space solutions and space infrastructure for government and commercial customers in the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides avionics and sensors including star trackers, sun sensors, critical for navigation, and control of spacecraft; camera systems; solar array solutions for spacecraft spanning the spectrum of size, power needs, and orbital location; and strain composite booms, coilable booms, truss structures, telescope baffles, and deployable booms to position sensors or solar arrays away from the spacecraft.
Read Our Latest Research Report on RDW
Intuitive Machines (LUNR)
Intuitive Machines, Inc. designs, manufactures, and operates space products and services in the United States. Its space systems and space infrastructure enable scientific and human exploration and utilization of lunar resources to support sustainable human presence on the moon. The company offers lunar access services, such µNova, lunar surface rover services, fixed lunar surface services, lunar orbit delivery services, rideshare delivery services to lunar orbit, as well as content sales and marketing sponsorships; and orbital services, including satellite delivery and rideshare, satellite servicing and refueling, space station servicing, satellite repositioning, and orbital debris removal.
Read Our Latest Research Report on LUNR
Recommended Stories
- MarketBeat’s Top Five Stocks to Own in May 2026
- The Great SPR Arbitrage: An Oil Market Glitch Fuels Sector Gains
- Why Satellogic Could Be One of the Biggest Space Winners of 2026
- A New Focus for GoPro: Is a Takeover in the Frame?
- Palantir’s Critics Are “Right”—But They’re Also Still Wrong
- Chime Finally Turns Profitable—But Risks Remain
