Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF

PPA

Market cap $8.17B

Rick Gardner of of RGA Investments says higher defense spending commitments across Europe could support the region's defense stocks, which remain relatively cheaper than U.S. peers. He also sees upside for U.S. LNG exporters, producers and refiners if Europe increasingly looks beyond the Gulf region for energy supplies.

Ukraine launched a program last year to host companies that want to test their defense technology. Hundreds of companies have expressed interest, and the number is rising, a defense executive said.

Registered investment advisors did not pull back on exchange-traded funds in the first quarter of 2026. They kept adding them, according to AdvizorPro's Q1 2026 Quarterly RIA ETF Trends Report.

The Royal International Air Tattoo, one of ​the world's largest defence ‌shows, has been cancelled due to military operations linked ​to the Iran ​war, it said on Friday.

The Department of Defense is aggressively reallocating capital away from legacy manned platforms in favor of autonomous artificial intelligence-driven tactical networks and high-altitude hypersonic tracking systems. Multi-hundred-million-dollar contract awards for next-generation uncrewed assets, combined with immediate software and hardware integration between legacy defense contractors and disruptive venture-backed defense technology firms, signal the onset of a structural procurement supercycle.

Cathie Wood's ARK Invest loads up on defense, air taxi stocks. Navy awards contracts to Lockheed, Northrop.

Experts say Japan will initially export arms in areas where it's already strong, such as air defense systems and naval platforms. Global military spending hit a record of $2.89 trillion in 2025, the 11th straight year of increase, according to SIPRI

Looking for broad exposure to the Industrials - Aerospace & Defense segment of the equity market? You should consider the Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF (PPA), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on October 26, 2005.

"Sell in May" may no longer work. Strong earnings, AI optimism and easing Iran fears could keep markets rising in May 2026.

Poland has signed its loan agreement under a European Union defence financing programme, securing 43.7 billion euros to strengthen ​its military as the bloc steps up efforts to ‌boost security amid heightened geopolitical risks.