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Catalysts & risks

Industry calendar (qualitative)

  • FY2027 NDAA and appropriations — C-UAS and sUAS plus-ups vs. plus-down.
  • Army SRR full-rate production and fielding evidence for Black Widow.
  • AVAV FY27 execution vs. $2.125–2.225B guide; BlueHalo integration quality.
  • RTX Coyote multi-year / LIDS follow-on orders vs. $5.04B IDIQ ceiling.
  • DCMA Blue List additions/removals; Neros, Skydio (private), Teal, AV Red Dragon.
  • Ondas conversion of $613M reported / $757M pro forma backlog — funded vs. acquired.
  • AEVEX BlackSea close and Deep Strike replenishment after backlog drawdown.

Name-level catalysts

  • AVAV 2026-09 earnings

    FY27 Q1 print (historically early September)

  • RCAT 2026-H2 procurement

    SRR LRIP / FRP delivery-order evidence

  • RCAT 2026-11 earnings

    Q3 2026 earnings (est.)

  • ONDS 2026-11-12 earnings

    Q3 2026 earnings (Yahoo est.)

  • ONDS 2026-H2 M&A

    DZYNE / Cyberhawk funded vs. pro forma backlog bridge

  • UMAC 2026-11-05 earnings

    Q3 earnings (est.)

  • KTOS 2026-YE procurement

    Possible additional USMC Valkyrie order (company commentary)

  • AVEX 2026-H2 M&A

    BlackSea Technologies close / break

  • AVEX 2026-11-12 earnings

    Q3 earnings (est.)

  • TDY 2026-10 earnings

    Q3 earnings (typical late Oct)

  • LHX 2026-08-25 industry

    IDGA Counter-UAS Summit (Washington area)

  • RTX 2026-H2 policy

    FY27 multi-year Coyote language in budget/NDAA

  • PLTR ongoing product

    Army demo of VNav on fielded Black Widow (company intent)

  • DPRO 2026-11 earnings

    Next earnings (est.)

Risk register (high)

  • AVAV · Acquisition accounting

    Impairment already taken; SCDE mix risk.

  • RCAT · Program conversion

    Selection without funded FRP is a narrative.

  • RCAT · Production yield

    GM 16% while ramping.

  • RCAT · Dilution

    Loss-making small cap.

  • ONDS · Dilution

    571M shares; ~320M potentially dilutive.

  • ONDS · Backlog quality

    Pro forma vs. reported; pipeline ≠ RPO.

  • UMAC · China materials

    Motors without a published origin matrix.

  • UMAC · Valuation

    Price/sales on a small base.

  • KTOS · CCA competition

    Primes and private attritable OEMs.

  • AVEX · Backlog replenishment

    Funded book $260M vs. $710M guide.

  • PLTR · Immateriality

    Drone is not the stock.

  • PLTR · Valuation

    Premium software multiple.

  • DPRO · Scale

    ~$6M TTM.