# Firehawk Defense Tops $1.4 Billion Valuation: NYSE Content Update

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- Published: 2026-10-28T20:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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_NYSE issues a pre-market daily advisory direct from the trading floor._

NEW YORK, Oct. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) provides
a daily pre-market update directly from the NYSE Trading Floor. Access today’s NYSE
Pre-market update for market insights before trading begins. 

Hex raises $100 Million Series D

**Kristen Scholer delivers the pre-market update on October 28th**

 ◦ **Firehawk Defense announces its latest $150 million funding round**
    • The Dallas-based startup says that it expects to become the largest producer
      of artillery motors in the U.S. by the end of 2027.
    • Firehawk plans to produce over 100,000 artillery motors next year.
    • The company will use the funding to expand its Great Plains Arsenal in Oklahoma
      + integration facility in Mississippi.
 ◦ **Hex boosts its valuation to $1.2 billion**
    • The company also introduced Hex 4.0, which it says is a from-scratch rewrite
      for the era of agents.
    • Hex adds that it’s coming off the best revenue quarter in its history.
    • Founder + CEO Barry McCardel will join NYSE Live to discuss the company’s 
      next moves.
 ◦ **BigBear.ai to report its Q3 earnings following Tuesday’s market close**
    • The defense tech company posted _31%_ year over year revenue growth.
    • BigBear.ai raised its full-year 2026 revenue guidance to a range of $150 million
      to $165 million.
    • CEO Kevin McAleenan will join NYSE Live to deliver his biggest takeaways.

**Opening BellBlackstone Secured Lending (NYSE: BXSL) celebrates its 5^(th) anniversary

**Closing Bell**
Haymaker Acquisition V (NYSE: HYAC U) celebrates listing on the
NYSE

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 [⌊Ducommun Incorporated at NYSE Oct. 27⌉](https://mmx.prnasia.com/media/MS2022613/NYSE-Ducommun.jpg?id=OA3044540&p=medium600)

Ducommun Incorporated at NYSE Oct. 27

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