What’s News in Earnings: Soaring Backlogs for Defense Companies

国防企业盈利新闻:订单激增,业务蒸蒸日上。

WSJ What’s News

2026-07-28

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Bonus Episode for July 27. Defense companies Lockheed Martin and RTX report surging backlogs as war increases demand for weapons. Wall Street Journal aerospace and defense reporter Drew FitzGerald discusses how the defense sector is responding to demands from Washington and what to look for as Boeing, General Dynamics and L3Harris report this week. WSJ national security reporter Marcus Weisgerber hosts this special bonus episode of What's News in Earnings, where we dig into companies’ earnings reports and analyst calls to find out what’s going on under the hood of the American economy. Sign up for the WSJ's free Markets A.M. newsletter. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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  • Hey, listeners.

  • It's July 27th.

  • I'm Marcus Weisgerber, national security reporter for The Wall Street Journal.

  • And this is What's News in Earnings, our look at some of the biggest themes standing out this earnings season.

  • As the war in Iran nears the start of its sixth month, the manufacturing capacity of U.S.

  • Defense companies is in the spotlight.

  • The Pentagon's top leaders have pressed companies like Lockheed Martin

  • and RTX to expand their production lines, especially for munitions.