Lynn Makes Case To Strengthen Defense Industry’s Middle Tier

William Lynn, Chairman and CEO of Leonardo DRS. (Photo: Leonardo DRS)

By Cal Biesecker |
@calvinb21
6 seconds ago |
06/11/2025

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Defense acquisition would benefit from a stronger middle tier within the industrial base that could offer more competition and more agility than the large prime contractors, and still bring forth new technologies by having the scale to do “serious” research…

Lynn Makes Case To Strengthen Defense Industry’s Middle Tier

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