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US weapons support for Ukraine doesn’t compete with Taiwan goals: report

FDD authors say America can continue to arm three partners at once—if it rebuilds its factories.

A shipbuilder leans into lasers and emerging tech

HII CEO touts mission-systems business, downplays tariffs’ effects, and worries about the federal workforce.

Signalgate spurs DOD interest in chat-archiving services

Federal law—and a judge's order—have officials with Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security reaching out to at least one company that specializes in encrypted-message retention.

Two rocket makers take step toward Space Force launches

Rocket Lab and Stoke Space receive $5 million apiece to prep their launch vehicles for government inspections.

DOD weapons buyer nominee wants to focus on new tech

Michael Duffey also faced lawmakers’ questions about the Yemen-bombing Signal chat.

ULA’s Vulcan cleared for national-security launches

The heavy-lift rocket brings competition to a market dominated by SpaceX.

Shipbuilders swarm Capitol Hill to lobby for aircraft carrier funding

The Aircraft Carrier Industrial Base Coalition wants $600 million to secure building of the years-delayed CVN-82.

Trump’s anti-NATO turn could sink F-35 sales

Allies are questioning their reliance on U.S.-made weapons, experts and former defense officials warn.

F-35 to get new software this summer—but there’s no date yet for planned full upgrade

Lockheed is hoping to wring out problems this year as the new administration revisits purchase plan.

Trump administration asks agencies to cull consultants

A memo dated Wednesday asks agencies to review their contracts with 10 of the “highest paid” companies.

Musk is helping remove ‘constraints’ to speed up Air Force One delivery: Boeing CEO

The company has lost billions on the presidential jets, which are years behind schedule.

This robot-ship startup wants to bet ‘billions’ on a new kind of shipyard

Austin-based Saronic plans to build Port Alpha, a manufacturing plant for large and medium uncrewed surface vehicles.

With IVAS takeover, Anduril looks to build out human-machine ‘ecosystem’

Microsoft takes back seat as defense-tech firm proclaims a “new path in human augmentation.”

Space Force warns industry on cost overruns

The service will convert pricey programs to fixed-price contracts if needed, an official said.