Elmet Group Co.

Premarket trading in Elmet Group (ELMT), a&nbsp; has started on the Freedom trading platform. Later on Thursday, the company’s shares will debut on the Nasdaq under the symbol ELMT (Freedom clients: to trade, click on <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/ELMT.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=ELMT.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17895694">ELMT</a>).

Elmet Group IPO: Precision components manufacturer debuts on the Nasdaq

Palantir Technologies Inc.

The era of nuclear deterrence has come to an end, the era of AI deterrence is coming, Palantir believes. The company <a href="https://x.com/PalantirTech/status/2045574398573453312">published a</a> brief for the book "Technological Revolution" by its CEO Alex Karp and head of corporate affairs Nicholas Zamisky on social network X. Oninvest publishes it without abbreviations.

Palantir Manifesto: Silicon Valley must serve the state

Tesla, Inc.

Intel Corporation

The Boeing Company

The main focus of the markets this week continues to be on developments in the Middle East. Last Friday, April 17, oil fell heavily on Iranian Foreign Ministry <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/iran-morgnul-pervym-cto-znacit-otkrytie-ormuzskogo-proliva-s-tocki-zrenia-politiki">statements</a> that the Strait of Hormuz was "fully open" to merchant ships. But over the weekend, the situation <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/gaz-v-evrope-podorozal-na-10-brent-na-7-posle-eskalacii-v-ormuzskom-prolive">unfolded</a>: the U.S. Navy fired on and seized an Iranian cargo ship, and Tehran accused Washington of violating the truce, which is due to end on Tuesday, April 21, and resumed the blockade of the strait, which led to a <a href="https://oninvest.com/article/gaz-v-evrope-podorozal-na-10-brent-na-7-posle-eskalacii-v-ormuzskom-prolive">sharp rise in oil prices</a>.

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Aevex Corp.

Preliminary trading in shares of defense unmanned systems developer Aevex Corp has begun on the Freedom customer trading system. The company is going public amid rising conflicts around the world, leading to increased spending on weapons modernization, Reuters <a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/madison-dearborn-backed-defense-contractor-aevex-files-us-ipo-2026-03-23/">notes</a>. Later on April 17, the drone maker's securities will appear on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/HMH.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=HMH.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17521958">AVEX</a>.

Aevex Corp IPO: Shares of military drone maker begin trading

Arxis, Inc. Class A Common Stock

Preliminary trading in shares of aerospace and defense components supplier Arxis has begun on the Freedom client trading system. Arxis is one of the first defense companies to go public this year as investors seek to capitalize on the increased interest in the sector amid conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, according <a href="https://www.wsj.com/pro/venture-capital/arcline-backed-defense-supplier-arxis-to-go-public-in-roughly-1-billion-ipo-1943efea">to</a> The Wall Street Journal. Later on April 16, the company's securities will appear on the Nasdaq exchange under the ticker ARXS. To participate, click on the ticker <a href="https://tap.freedom24.com/to/quote/HMH.US?utm_source=stocks&amp;utm_medium=ARXS.US&amp;utm_campaign=pfu17521958">ARXS</a>.

Arxis IPO: Shares of aerospace parts maker begin trading

Lockheed Martin Corporation

Northrop Grumman Corporation

The U.S. military department called the story "completely false and fabricated"

Pentagon chief's broker tried to buy defense stocks ahead of war with Iran - FT

Janus Living, Inc.

Ukrainian-rooted startup Swarmer, whose drone software is actively used in combat missions, debuted on Wall Street with the best result since the listing of Newsmax, US President Donald Trump's <a href="https://www.euronews.com/business/2025/05/05/newsmax-ceo-shares-his-secrets-to-success-as-trumps-favourite-us-channel-sees-its-stock-so#:~:text=Self%20declared%20as%20US%20President%E2%80%99s%20%E2%80%9Cfavourite%20US%20channel%E2%80%9D%2C">"favorite American TV channel."</a> Cryptocurrency exchange Kraken and payment service PhonePe have postponed their IPOs amid the Iran crisis. The new Texas Stock Exchange is assembling a stellar team for its upcoming launch. The main events in the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Startup with Ukrainian roots grows by 1000%, pauses Kraken: the main thing about IPO by March 22

Sandvik AB

War in Iran catalyzes tungsten price growth

"The market has never seen such a shortage": metal for drones and missiles overtakes gold in growth

PayPay Corporation

Billionaire Bill Ackman has decided to launch his investment fund's IPO in the US under a "buy five shares, sixth one free" scheme. Tesla converted its investment in xAI into a small stake in SpaceX ahead of the largest listing in history. Hong Kong exchange offered to publicly shame professionals who failed to prepare documents for the initial public offering. The main events on the IPO market for the week - in our selection.

Ackman's dual listing, SpaceX and the "board of shame" in Hong Kong: What's important about IPOs by March 15

Rheinmetall AG

Rheinmetall securities have failed to capitalize on the war in Iran and have shown almost no upward momentum for nine months now

Rheinmetall shares fall despite record order volume. Where has the hype gone?

NextVision Stabilized Systems, Ltd.

Aryt Industries Ltd.

Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.

Mobilicom Limited

ParaZero Technologies Ltd.

The escalating conflict between Israel and the U.S. and Iran is fueling demand for modern warfare defense and software systems faster than supply chains can keep up. In Israel’s equity market, this has significantly boosted defense and tech companies. On <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/news/te_news:529637:0-israel-stocks-hit-record-high/#:~:text=Israel%E2%80%99s%20main%20stock%20index%2C%20the%20TA%2D125%2C%20surged%20nearly%206%25%20on%20Monday">Monday</a>, the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange’s benchmark TA-125 index rose as much as 6% intraday. On <a href="https://market.tase.co.il/en/market_data/index/137/major_data#:~:text=Previous%20Trading%20Days">Tuesday</a>, the index closed up 4.75%.

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Elbit Systems Ltd.

RTX Corporation

Metallus Inc.

Kennametal Inc.

ATI Inc.

Taylor Devices, Inc.

V2X, Inc.

Elsight Limited

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that Tehran produces about 100 ballistic missiles a month, while the Americans have only 8 THAAD interceptors in the same time. But the main problem now is Iranian drones that attack US allies across the Middle East. If the intensity of Shahed-136 launches continues at the current level, the stockpile of PAC-3 (Patriot Advanced Capability-3) missiles in the region could dwindle to a critical level within days, a Bloomberg source said.

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