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BioHarvest Sciences (BHST) reported Q2 revenue of $8.8M, up 3.8% y/y, with net loss of $3.7M ($0.17/sh) versus $4.1M ($0.24/sh) a year earlier. Operating expenses rose to $7.6M. Cash and equivalents plus deposits were $16.25M at June 30. It tightened CDMO guidance to $4M-$5M and cut VINIA guidance to $33M-$35M, and signed a UAE customer deal for 20 tons of a fragrance ingredient starting as early as H1 2027.

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said Serbia will open a UAV factory with Israel’s Elbit Systems, with Elbit holding 51% and Serbia’s state arms firm SDPR 49%. The plant is expected to be inaugurated between Sept. 15-20. The five-year contract covers long-range artillery rocket and unmanned aerial systems, plus ISTAR, electro-optics, digitization and upgrades, following a reported $1.63 billion Elbit deal.

Nvidia (NVDA) said it is partnering with Apollo, BlackRock, Blackstone, Brookfield, Goldman Sachs and KKR to create AI financing platforms to mobilize more than $500B of third-party capital for AI infrastructure. The memorandums of understanding aim to fund data centers and power via independent platforms using Nvidia hardware without adding to Nvidia’s balance sheet. Nvidia shares rose about 1%.

Baker Hughes said it won a multi-year contract with Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) to collaborate through KOC’s Ahmadi Innovation Valley on upstream technology. The work targets production optimization, flow assurance, and use of Baker Hughes digital and AI automation to improve recovery, cut costs and water, and reduce power. Baker Hughes will open a Kuwait research and tech center.

Sysco said, according to CEO Kevin Hourican in a Reuters interview, it stopped sourcing iceberg lettuce from Mexico amid a US cyclosporiasis outbreak. FDA cited epidemiological evidence pointing to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms in central Mexico, and Taylor Farms recalled implicated products. CDC reported 10,468 cases as of May 1, with 517 hospitalizations and two deaths in Michigan.

The article says demand for the US Patriot air defense system has risen as Ukraine’s war with Russia and the Middle East conflict have depleted interceptor stocks. It describes Patriot capabilities and notes Raytheon built over 240 fire units. CSIS estimates about 65% of US interceptors were expended Feb-July, leaving under 850. It also cites a Lockheed contract up to $58.6B for interceptor missiles.