Defense & Aerospace AI AI Stocks
Defense and aerospace AI stocks apply artificial intelligence and autonomy to military, space, and national-security systems: autonomous drones and vessels, AI-driven targeting and logistics, satellite intelligence, and the software platforms defense agencies run on. Government AI budgets are large, growing, and far less cyclical than corporate spending.
Market Cap
$3.34T
AI-Exposed Cap
$1.24T
24h Change
-2.38%
7d Change
+0.07%
Stocks
45
Market data as of the close on . Prices are end of day, not live.
# | Name | Price | 24h | 7d | Market Cap | Volume (24h) | 7d Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S SPCX | $148.36 | -4.11% | -1.67% | $1.96T | $8.9B | |
| 2 | P PLTR | $191.79 | +3.68% | +10.01% | $460.88B | $6.7B | |
| 3 | R RTX | $192.19 | -1.11% | -1.69% | $259.03B | $810.6M | |
| 4 | L LMT | $524.68 | -2.00% | -1.65% | $121.09B | $592.4M | |
| 5 | G GD | $343.33 | -2.99% | -4.26% | $92.89B | $372.2M | |
| 6 | N NOC | $514.42 | -2.32% | -3.17% | $73.08B | $438.1M | |
| 7 | R RNMBY | $232.93 | +0.09% | -1.72% | $54.35B | $2.3M | |
| 8 | R RKLB | $70.31 | -2.32% | +10.38% | $44.96B | $1.3B | |
| 9 | L LHX | $239.21 | -3.13% | -4.19% | $44.54B | $318.1M | |
| 10 | A AXON | $450.61 | -0.32% | +1.93% | $36.61B | $347.1M | |
| 11 | E ESLT | $742.49 | -1.09% | +1.47% | $34.80B | $51.6M | |
| 12 | T TDY | $621.05 | +1.97% | +3.77% | $30.83B | $289.7M | |
| 13 | L LDOS | $124.69 | -2.76% | -3.52% | $15.65B | $192.1M | |
| 14 | C CACI | $616.68 | -2.56% | -3.10% | $13.63B | $93.4M | |
| 15 | B BWXT | $141.81 | -3.84% | -3.33% | $12.99B | $108.6M | |
| 16 | B BAH | $75.65 | -2.24% | -5.51% | $9.10B | $112.9M | |
| 17 | K KTOS | $46.16 | -1.72% | -3.00% | $8.67B | $139.8M | |
| 18 | A AVAV | $155.94 | -3.08% | -0.67% | $7.92B | $183.9M | |
| 19 | P PL | $16.38 | -3.13% | +2.25% | $5.96B | $123.0M | |
| 20 | S SAIC | $132.96 | -0.29% | -0.58% | $5.57B | $55.7M | |
| 21 | M MRCY | $82.72 | -3.42% | -4.93% | $5.03B | $36.1M | |
| 22 | P PSN | $43.82 | -3.33% | -6.07% | $4.68B | $39.0M | |
| 23 | K KRMN | $33.05 | -6.13% | -11.80% | $4.38B | $129.7M | |
| 24 | O ONDS | $7.40 | -4.15% | +2.78% | $4.31B | $449.6M | |
| 25 | C CDP | $33.77 | -2.34% | -2.40% | $3.91B | $27.4M | |
| 26 | F FLY | $21.90 | -4.05% | +6.88% | $3.67B | $45.5M | |
| 27 | O OSIS | $203.00 | +1.30% | +0.20% | $3.24B | $43.3M | |
| 28 | C CLBT | $11.50 | -0.52% | +2.22% | $2.89B | $39.6M | |
| 29 | R RDW | $11.27 | -4.17% | +4.45% | $2.82B | $141.6M | |
| 30 | V VOYG | $31.40 | -16.33% | -10.74% | $2.50B | $372.1M | |
| 31 | K KOD | $31.52 | -2.78% | -4.46% | $1.98B | $33.2M | |
| 32 | A AI | $10.86 | +0.18% | +0.65% | $1.75B | $33.6M | |
| 33 | V VSAT | $73.68 | -3.53% | +4.35% | $1.70B | $125.9M | |
| 34 | S SKYT | $32.46 | +2.38% | +5.40% | $1.60B | $0 | |
| 35 | X XTND | $3.95 | -11.24% | -11.43% | $1.50B | $3.0M | |
| 36 | B BBAI | $2.84 | -1.73% | +4.03% | $1.36B | $33.5M | |
| 37 | A AEVA | $15.22 | -0.39% | +7.26% | $1.06B | $17.4M | |
| 38 | R RCAT | $6.59 | -5.04% | -7.12% | $1.01B | $77.3M | |
| 39 | B BKSY | $22.25 | -3.97% | +4.07% | $910.58M | $11.9M | |
| 40 | P PDYN | $5.44 | -3.72% | -4.23% | $268.40M | $4.2M | |
| 41 | O OSS | $9.18 | -1.50% | +6.62% | $229.00M | $4.7M | |
| 42 | A AIRO | $7.16 | -0.28% | -1.51% | $225.94M | $2.2M | |
| 43 | I INVZ | $0.41 | +22.19% | +34.69% | $121.66M | $4.6M | |
| 44 | E EVTL | $0.68 | -7.52% | +13.18% | $115.10M | $2.9M | |
| 45 | A AISP | $1.94 | -1.77% | +1.84% | $66.81M | $544.7K |
Frequently asked questions
Why is defense one of the fastest-growing AI categories?
Because autonomy has become a procurement priority. Recent conflicts demonstrated cheap autonomous systems changing battlefield economics, and defense budgets across allied nations now fund AI software, drones, and satellite intelligence directly. Government contracts also provide multi-year revenue visibility that commercial AI rarely matches.
How do defense AI newcomers differ from legacy contractors?
The newer entrants sell software and autonomous systems developed at commercial speed and sold as products, while legacy primes integrate AI into large hardware programs. Both appear in this category; their AI Exposure Scores differ widely, which the per-stock pages make explicit.
New to the framework? The Start Here guide walks the whole buildout layer by layer, including where Defense & Aerospace AI fits.