More Than Just Missiles and Medals
For years, the term "defence stock" conjured images of lumbering giants like Lockheed Martin or Boeing, churning out hardware for government contracts. Stable, yes. Exciting, not particularly. But the landscape has shifted dramatically. Today, national security is as much about protecting a power grid from a cyberattack as it is about patrolling the seas. It’s about artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and, crucially, the resilience of your supply chains.
The pandemic taught the world a rather painful lesson about putting all your manufacturing eggs in one basket, especially when that basket is on the other side of the planet. Suddenly, the ability to make things at home, from microchips to medicines, went from being a quaint political talking point to a matter of urgent national importance. This is the trend JPMorgan is tapping into, and it’s a powerful one.