Already building launched effects vehicles for the Marine Corps, L3Harris now wants to bring these capabilities to U.S. Army ...

Helium is not normally thought of as a critical resource. Its reputation is more centered around filling party balloons. But the natural-gas byproduct is integral to large swaths of everyday life — ...

The Iran war is not only disrupting the global energy market but is also threatening the world's supply of helium and aluminum, key materials used in products such as semiconductor chips, medical ...

SEOUL, March 31 (Reuters) - South Korea has sufficient helium stocks until at least June, two sources said, while the industry minister ruled out any first-half supply disruptions, allaying worries ...

The Iran war isn’t just affecting energy supplies. It is also cutting deeply into supplies of the invisible gas that is essential for cooling artificial-intelligence chip-making tools and keeping MRI ...

The global helium market is currently facing an unprecedented supply shock, driven by geopolitical instability in the Middle East. As of March 2026, disruptions at Qatar's Ras Laffan Industrial City, ...

The war in the Middle East has already upended global supply chains for petroleum and fertilizer — and now it’s helium’s turn. Normally, about a third of the global supply of the gas comes from Qatar ...

With a third of the global supply offline because of the war in Iran, gas companies are scrambling to assure critical A.I. chip makers there will be no disruptions. Air Liquide supplies helium and ...

Ripple effects from the war in Iran and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz continue to widen. There's yet another brewing shortage, this time in helium. While most people associate helium with ...

SHANGHAI, March 26 (Reuters) - Tightened supply of helium due to the Middle East conflict has started affecting some production in the global tech supply chains, leaving companies scrambling to secure ...

The U.S. Army has taken a major step toward autonomous aviation after receiving its first Black Hawk helicopter capable of flying with or without a pilot onboard, the War Department has announced. The ...

Helium is essential to running an MRI machine. While the inert gas has always been subject to a somewhat volatile market, prices have been upended in recent weeks as the war in Iran spreads across the ...