Pentagon
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Business/FinancialNorthrop Grumman Says It’s In Tune With Rapid Production Goal In DoD-L3Harris Agreement
Northrop Grumman [NOC] said that it is in tune with the rapid production goal that the Pentagon said motivated its agreement with L3Harris Technologies [LHX] to spin off the latter’s […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHegseth Directs ‘AI-First’ Military Strategy
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed a new strategy to accelerate the Pentagon’s adoption of artificial intelligence, detailing an aim to become an “AI-first” military. A new memo from Hegseth […]
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Business/FinancialDuffey: “We’re Picking Speed” In $1 Billion Investment In L3Harris SRM Spin-Off
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] is to spin off its newly created missile solutions business as a new company with a $1 billion infusion from the Pentagon’s Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment […]
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PentagonHegseth Puts Chief Technology Officer In Charge Of DoD Innovation Efforts
Defense Secretary Pete Hegeth has directed the chief technology officer (CTO) to oversee the Defense Department’s sprawling innovation effort. Under secretary of defense for research and engineering (R&E) Emil Michael, […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyDoD Strategic Capital Office Seeks Solutions To Better Engage With Technology Ecosystem
The Office of Strategic Capital (OSC) last week issued a Commercial Solutions Opening seeking complete solutions to help Defense Department personnel accelerate their understanding of the business and technology ecosystems […]
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Air ForceLockheed Martin Announces “Record Breaking” Delivery Of 191 F-35s In 2025
On Wednesday at 4:15 p.m. Eastern Time, Lockheed Martin [LMT] issued a statement that it had “a record-breaking year for the F-35 Lightning II program” in delivering 191 F-35s in […]
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Air ForcePentagon Inspector General Highlights Continuing F-35 Readiness Concerns
While Air Force F-35A and Navy F-35C fighters by Lockheed Martin [LMT] were in the U.S. strike package against Venezuela on Jan. 3, a Pentagon Inspector General (IG) report last […]
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Air ForceConventional Wisdom On S-300 Effectiveness Called Into Question
Conventional defense wisdom has held that Russian-made long-range S-300 surface-to-air missiles (SAM) pose significant threats to U.S. military aircraft, including the Lockheed Martin [LMT] F-35 stealth fighter, yet the Jan. […]
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PentagonBozeman’s Lattice Materials To Gear Up Germanium Production
Bozeman, Montana-based Lattice Materials said that it will use an $18.5 million Pentagon award last month under the Defense Production Act to produce optical-grade germanium and silicon crystals and gear […]
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Business/FinancialDoD Makes Additional Investments In Solid Rocket Motor Industrial Base
The Defense Department last month made two Defense Production Act (DPA) investments worth a combined $32.7 million to expand the solid rocket motor (SRM) industrial base. The largest award, $27.7 […]