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Pending Sale Raises Fears of Consolidation Among Submarine Suppliers

Valve company merger comes as the stressed submarine industrial base tries to increase production for the U.S. Navy and Australia.

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Pentagon Could Block 80-Plus Deliveries of F-35s

The Pentagon has stopped accepting newly built stealth fighters from Lockheed until tech trials are finished.

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Raytheon Calls in Retirees to Help Restart Stinger Missile Production

The shoulder-fired missile is one of the weapons that’s been credited with getting Ukraine through the early days of the Russian invasion.

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Army Picks Two Finalists to Replace Bradley

The two competitors will now turn their digital designs into prototypes.

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Pratt & Whitney Angered by Lockheed’s Support for New F-35 Engine

Engine-maker says prime contractor is exaggerating the jet’s future role.

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On the Paris Tarmac, Execs Vie for the Next US Tanker Order

Boeing is trying to keep its monopoly, while Lockheed and Airbus seek a bigger pie.

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Lockheed Fears L3Harris Will Block Access to Aerojet’s Rockets

Missile-maker has notified DOD, FTC of its concerns—and begun making investments in other rocket makers.

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Space Force Unworried by Predictions of Commercial-Launch Consolidation

There’s “certainly enough capacity,” the service’s No. 2. officer said—though “more is always better.”

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S. Korean, Israeli Defense Firms Are Outpacing Competitors, Estonia Says

A top Defense Ministry official says the non-NATO firms have been faster to deliver as the global hunger for arms rises.

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Pentagon Wants Combatant Commands More Involved in Foreign Arms Sales

DOD's other ideas to speed up exports include creating a Defense Security Cooperation Service.

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GE Joins Lockheed in Lobbying for New Tanker Competition

Coalition turns up heat three months after USAF said they’d probably just buy Boeing.

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L3Harris Won't Attend the Paris Air Show

CEO says the company will choose to focus attention on the company’s operations.