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After having recently rolled out major initiatives to rapidly boost production of Patriot interceptors and solid rocket motors, the Pentagon’s acquisition chief on Tuesday teased that additional efforts along those […]

A Bechtel subsidiary received a $812 million cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for naval nuclear propulsion components by the Navy, according to the Jan. 21 contracts list on the Pentagon website. Bechtel Plant […]

ARLINGTON, Va. – The second-highest person at the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) said Tuesday he is “absolutely considering contracting differently.” Scott Pappano, NNSA’s principal deputy administrator, gave a keynote […]

ARLINGTON, Va.– Scott Pappano, principal deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), said on Tuesday that Savannah River can still play a “supporting role” in pit production between […]

How can you significantly ramp up U.S. defense production and put industry on a “wartime footing,” as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has directed, without a full-fledged war and when it’s […]

Following investments in 2025 to boost capacity and increase production of defense products, RTX [RTX] in 2026 the company will further increase capital expenditures to meet demands the Trump administration […]

Boeing [BA] on Tuesday said it swung to a profit in its fourth quarter despite another charge on its Air Force aerial refueling program, which the company said continues to […]

Northrop Grumman [NOC] remains in negotiations with the Defense Department on accelerating production of the Air Force’s B-21 stealth bomber and an agreement to do so is expected this quarter, […]