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Defense

NATO Members Racing to 3.5% GDP Defense Spending — U.S. Contractors Are the Biggest Beneficiaries

Five NATO allies have already hit the new 3.5% GDP spending target, and Trump is heading to Turkey to press for more — the order book for U.S. defense primes keeps growing.

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By at Money Racket · Jul 14, 2026
1-YEAR MOVE
+38% −50%
LMT ▲3.3% RTX ▲21.6% GD ▲9.0% LHX ▼0.0% NOC ▼16.6% KTOS ▼44.0%
1-year price move by ticker
TickerCompany1-year change
LMTLockheed Martin+3.3%
RTXRTX (Raytheon)+21.6%
GDGeneral Dynamics+9.0%
LHXL3Harris−0.0%
NOCNorthrop Grumman−16.6%
KTOSKratos Defense−44.0%

Five NATO members have hit the alliance's new 3.5% of GDP defense spending target years ahead of schedule, and President Trump is traveling to Turkey to press remaining members to accelerate their commitments. Combined with the Iran conflict escalating U.S. defense urgency, the political environment for sustained elevated defense budgets — both domestic and allied — is as strong as it has been in decades.

Every NATO member that hits 3.5% GDP spending is effectively writing a future check to Lockheed Martin — the F-35 is the default platform for allies who need to spend fast.

Who cashes in: Lockheed Martin LMT is the most direct beneficiary of allied spending surges — the F-35 is the platform of choice for NATO members upgrading air forces, and each new commitment translates to a named aircraft order within 12-24 months. RTX RTX sells Patriot missile systems and air defense equipment that European NATO members are prioritizing. General Dynamics GD benefits through its munitions and armored vehicle lines. For the Iran escalation angle specifically, L3Harris LHX and Northrop Grumman NOC have the electronic warfare and ISR systems most relevant to a Strait of Hormuz conflict scenario. Smaller names worth watching: Kratos Defense KTOS for drone systems and Mercury Systems MRCY for defense electronics — both move more on contract news than the mega-caps.

Who's exposed: European defense contractors — BAE Systems, Rheinmetall, Leonardo — compete for the same allied budgets. They are not U.S.-listed in primary form, but the competition is real. Domestically, any defense company without a strong NATO-interoperable product line is at a relative disadvantage as allied procurement standardizes around U.S. platforms.

What to watch next: The formal NATO summit communiqué from Turkey. Specific country commitments to F-35 purchases or Patriot battery orders are the tells that convert political pledges into Lockheed and RTX backlog.

Source: original report ↗

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