Blackstone launches Falcata defense platform, stock after-hours at EUR 99.81: minus 1.16 percent
Published on 10/07/2026 at 20:06 | Editorial responsibility: Rafael Müller, Editor-in-Chief AD HOC NEWS
On October 1, 2026, Blackstone announced a significant investment to launch Falcata, a defense technology company formed through the acquisition and combination of TSC and Applied Systems Engineering, Inc. (ASEI). The announcement was published by Business Wire. Blackstone stock was EUR 99.81 after-hours at 8:03 p.m. CEST on October 7, 2026, down EUR 1.17, or 1.16 percent, versus the prior close at Lang & Schwarz.
Blackstone stock in after-hours trading
The Lang & Schwarz price compared with a prior close of EUR 100.98. The bid was EUR 99.62 and the ask was EUR 100.00. The further course of after-hours trading at Lang & Schwarz until 11:00 p.m. CEST is shown by the continuously updated real-time quote of Blackstone stock.
Falcata combines defense technology businesses
According to the Business Wire release, Falcata will bring together technologies and capabilities across advanced seekers and radar, guidance electronics, control actuation systems, GPS-denied navigation, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and launchers. The platform is intended to expand manufacturing capacity and talent while supporting missile defense and other national security missions. Blackstone said Falcata would build on the existing capabilities, customer relationships and programs of both companies.
The release identified Blackstone as NYSE:BX and said the firm had more than $1.3 trillion in assets under management across strategies including real estate, private equity, credit and infrastructure.
