** Shares of Elsight ELS.AX rise as much as 9.4% to a record A$7.33
** Defence tech provider says its Halo connectivity platform has been included in the U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Contract Management Agency Blue List
** Trump has ordered the department to rename itself the Department of War, a change that will require action by Congress
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the directory is expected to increase adoption and deployment in U.S. military and allied unmanned aircraft systems
** ELS up 127.6% YTD
(Reporting by Keshav Singh Chundawat in Bengaluru)
((Keshav.singhchundawat@thomsonreuters.com))