Rheinmetall AG

Daimler Truck Holding AG

Mercedes-Benz Group AG

The German parliament is preparing to approve €2.9 billion ($3.4 billion) for 11 contracts in military purchases, including drones, rifles and missiles, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-11-28/germany-set-to-approve-2-9-billion-in-arms-in-defense-surge">reported</a>. Most of the orders will go to German manufacturers.

Germany is preparing a €2.9 billion military procurement. Which stocks will benefit?

Austal Limited

Codan Limited

DroneShield Limited

Elsight Limited

Lynas Rare Earths Limited

Iluka Resources Limited

Electro Optic Systems Holdings Limited

Northern Minerals Limited

The Australian market has long <a href="https://www.morningstar.com.au/stocks/are-investors-too-bearish-australian-equities">been considered</a> old-fashioned - but the numbers tell a different story. Over the past 20 years, the ASX 200 index has delivered an 8% annualized return - more than the risk-free rate of 4.2%. Now two strategic drivers have been added to traditional resources - critical minerals and defense, where Australia gets a political, geographic and investment head start.

Tell me about Australia: drones, raw materials and other promising investments

Shares of "Amazon for guns" - GrabAGun, a company linked to Donald Trump Jr. - collapsed after a New York offering. Amid bitcoin's rally, two cryptocurrency players filed for IPOs at once: the Bullish exchange, one of whose investors is billionaire Peter Thiel, and&nbsp;investment company Grayscale. Booking&nbsp;s competitor Klook, a travel booking platform, as well as two mature companies with a long history and multi-billion dollar revenues - McGraw Hill and NIQ.

A company with investments from Trump's son and a competitor of Binance: the main thing about the IPO by July 20

Byrna Technologies produces non-lethal weapons and bullets but promotes its products in the same way as, for example, fashion brands. Its inventions are mentioned in Fox News, social media, and podcasts, and can be purchased on Amazon. Byrna's first two products — electric bullets that work like a taser and less harmful blunt impact projectiles (BIP) for non-lethal pistols — were intended for the military and law enforcement agencies and did not generate the desired revenue. Success came when the company refocused on the needs of ordinary people and began selling pistols that fired rubber bullets and tear gas balls.

Weapons