Category: Defense Contracts

Trump Seeks New Powers to Pressure ‘Underperforming’ Weapons Makers

In an executive order, President Trump is aiming to punish defense contractors that don’t deliver weapons quickly enough.
How U.S. Defense Industry Dodged a Rare-Earth Shortage After China’s Curbs

America’s ability to make precision-guided missiles was threatened during Trump’s tariff war. But experienced players have rescued the supply chain, for now.
Palantir, the Market’s Most Valuable Military Contractor, Doesn’t Make Bombs or Guns

Palantir is a software company, and its national security work has driven its stock price to remarkable heights.
Boeing Defense Workers Approve New Contract

More than 3,000 workers who make fighter jets and weapons in the St. Louis area have been on strike for over three months.
Trump’s Son Is Poised to Profit From Pentagon Drone Proposal

A small company that has been manufacturing motors domestically for only a few weeks and has Donald Trump Jr. as an adviser won a parts order from the Army.
Boeing Workers in St. Louis Reject Tentative Contract

A five-week strike at plants that make military aircraft and equipment will continue after 3,200 union members voted down the proposed agreement.
Boeing and Union for 3,200 Striking Workers Reach New Proposed Deal

Workers who make military aircraft and equipment in the St. Louis area have been on strike since early August after rejecting an earlier agreement.
How Tech Firms Like Google and Meta Are Embracing the Military

In a major shift, Google, OpenAI, Meta and venture capitalists — many of whom had once forsworn involvement in war — have embraced the military industrial complex.
Why the U.S. Is Way Behind China in Making Drones for War

A four-day test in the Alaska wilderness shows how far the U.S. military and American drone companies lag behind China in the technology.
Germany’s Rheinmetall, a Maker of Autos and Arms, Is Forging Stronger US Ties

Rheinmetall, an automotive and arms maker, is using a partnership with the builder of F-35 fighter jets to move into aviation and expand its presence in America.
China’s Grip on an Obscure Rare Earth Metal Threatens the West’s Militaries

China produces the entire world’s supply of samarium, a rare earth metal that the United States and its allies need to rebuild inventories of fighter jets, missiles and other hardware.
Trump Shuns Europe, and Its Defense Industry Tries to Capitalize

Europe’s weapons makers are prospering as the continent reconsiders its post-Cold War stance of favoring domestic investment over military spending.