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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.
The Pentagon’s next major cloud contract is in the works
It may be even bigger than its $9 billion predecessor.
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.
Marines hire Anduril for counter-drone services worth up to $642M
Ten competitors vied to protect bases with non-kinetic means.
General Atomics says it’s ready to pump out up to 18 CCAs per month
The two companies building the robot wingmen get an Air Force designation.
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.
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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.
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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.
Boeing’s defense unit to eat $1.7 billion in fourth quarter
Fixed-price contracts continue to torment the aerospace giant.
