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defense · sector mood
2007
year mood +0.48 · +0.26 to +0.50 across 12 mo
Monthly mood
bearish −1 +1 bullish
-0.5 -0.25 0 +0.25 +0.5 Jan +0.26 Feb +0.50 Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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Iraq surge drives crash MRAP procurement

How this mood is scored ▾
Each day the model reads that day's news for the sector and asks, as someone who owns assets or makes their living in it: how am I feeling this month, and why? The month's mood is that running answer, tied to the specific events driving it (the story shown above). It leans on trusted, higher-impact reporting, and on the prior month when a month is quiet, so one loud headline can't swing it. The read updates daily through the month; once a month ends, its mood is locked. This year is read live from the news the pipeline actually collected (hover a bar for its story count). · last computed Jul 11, 2026
Top defense stories of 2007
Jan
China destroys satellite in ASAT test, creates massive debris cloud space.com →

China conducted its first anti-satellite missile test, destroying its Fengyun-1C weather satellite and generating over 900 tracked debris fragments. The event poses significant risks to low Earth orbit operations, including the International Space Station, and has heightened global concerns about space sustainability. Financial markets may face implications due to increased insurance costs and risks for satellite operators and space-based service providers.

Jan
Bush orders 21,500-troop 'surge' to escalate the Iraq War mprnews.org →

On January 10, 2007, President Bush announced a 'New Way Forward' escalating the Iraq War with about 21,500 additional U.S. troops, most sent to secure Baghdad. The buildup drove urgent wartime procurement, including a rapid multibillion-dollar fielding of mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles.