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HII sees acquisitions as bolstering growth beyond surface ships
The nation’s largest shipbuilder expects “mission tech” like artificial intelligence and undersea drones to outpace revenue from surface combatants.
Companies
Pentagon mobilized to support tech startups after bank failure
The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank presents the Defense Department with both warnings and opportunities.
Companies
CEOs downplay anticipated gridlock on Capitol Hill, defense spending cuts
The chief executives at Lockheed Martin and Raytheon also say pandemic-era supply-chain woes are subsiding.
Companies
Defense industry decries possible GOP-led spending cuts
The Aerospace Industries Association begs lawmakers to avoid another sequestration deal.
Companies
OK Boomer: what today’s young shipyard workers want
Chicken sandwiches and WiFi for starters, says the head of HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding segment.
Companies
R&D tax break gone from fiscal 2023 spending bill
Defense industry leaders have credited the multibillion-dollar tax break with spurring innovation.
Contracts
Inside the Army’s newest spy plane
Already watching over Ukraine, Leidos’ ARTEMIS is part of the service’s growing fleet of contractor-owned intelligence aircraft.
Companies
‘Can we actually build it?’ Defense CEOs and other leaders look ahead to uncertain 2023
The war in Ukraine, worker shortages, inflation and many other factors when all added up have me it more difficult and more expensive to produce the most in-demand weapons.
Companies
Boeing Defense to cut execs, consolidate divisions
The reorganization is part of a wider culture change pushed by the business unit’s new CEO.
Contracts
It’s official: Space Force sets sights on smaller satellites
The newest service’s acquisition chief also calls for more fixed-price contracts and fewer classified programs.
Contracts
Defense firms sound inflation alarm as Congress mulls 2023 budget
One trade association says Pentagon would lose $110 billion in buying power.
Contracts
Engine deals reveal US wants to maintain three warplane makers
But the multibillion-dollar deals raise questions about just how far along the Next Generation Air Dominance program is.
Companies
Boeing, Northrop Grumman join group pushing 3D printing to small suppliers
The White House-backed compact is also part of an effort to make supply chains more resilient.
Companies
At UK airshow, defense execs warn of inflation, supply chains, and worker shortages
The Biden administration needs to invest in apprentice schools, CEO of top aerospace and defense firm says.
Companies
Raytheon Technologies to move HQ from Massachusetts to Northern Virginia
The move means the five largest defense contractors will all call the D.C. region home.
Contracts
Pentagon reorganizes industrial policy office to shore up defense firms, supply chain
The restructure gives two new deputies to the assistant secretary for industrial policy—and "dissolves" another.
Companies
Defense firms should hire Ukrainian, Afghan refugees, Navy’s top admiral urges
Adm. Mike Gilday touts shipbuilding apprentice programs as perfect landing spots.
Companies
OneWeb stands up US board as communications company eyes American business
Sue Gordon, a former top intelligence officer, has been named the panel’s chair.
Companies
Defense firms brace for billions of dollars in new taxes, and hope for congressional relief
If a 2017 law stays in place, there’s a fear U.S. companies would reduce research-and-development spending.
Contracts