Changes in US stocks | Space concept generally rises L3Harris Technologies (LHX.US) rises more than 8%

The Zhitong Finance App learned that on Thursday, US stock space concepts generally rose, L3Harris Technologies (LHX.US) rose more than 8%, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS.US) rose more than 5%, Rocket Lab (RKLB.US) rose more than 3% to break a record high, and Sidus Space (SIDU.US) rose more than 2%. According to the news, recently, L3Harris agreed to sell 60% control of the space promotion and power systems business to AE Industrial Partners at a corporate value of US$845 million and reserve 40% of the shares to focus on core defense priorities.

Furthermore, at the beginning of 2026, due to the highly tense global geopolitical situation and the US government's plans to drastically expand armaments, the global defense sector experienced a collective surge and became the focus of market attention.