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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.

What Google’s return to defense AI means

More competition in a hot market—and the plain fact that only the Pentagon will set boundaries.

How DeepSeek changed the future of AI—and what that means for national security

China’s breakthrough is an opportunity for American companies to build more efficient tools. That will also help the U.S. military.

Army contracts are not halted, Pentagon clarifies after service email provokes confusion

Response comes after emails circulated saying all new contracting was on hold pending a review.

Full F-35 upgrade package might not happen this year, Lockheed says

The company also reported $2B in losses in 2024 on classified programs in its fourth-quarter earnings call.

To limit Chinese influence on commercial tech partners, Pentagon plans big changes

Working with startups promises big innovation gains—and big security risks—for the Defense Department.

Industry launches $100B AI-infrastructure effort to keep ahead of China

Oracle, OpenAI focus on data centers as AI race begins to turn on computing power instead of math.