Defense companies
Coverage of Defense companies in the Nexus archive.
- Lobbying push to nix Pentagon defense contractor share buyback ban heats up
Defense companies and their trade groups are lobbying Congress to oppose a requirement that the Pentagon approve stock buybacks. The push aims to prevent a law mandating Pentagon approval for such financial activities by defense contractors.
- Ukrainian Drone Strikes in Tula Region Kill 3 as Russian Barrage Sets Historic Kyiv Monastery Ablaze
Ukrainian drone strikes in the Tula region killed three people, while a Russian barrage set the historic Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra monastery ablaze. Russia denied targeting the monastery, claiming its strikes focused on defense companies.
- Operation Jailbreak: lessons from Ukraine on making weapons talk to each other
Defense companies and Army personnel collaborated in a hackathon to apply AI to the challenge of weapon system interoperability, inspired by lessons from Ukraine. The event focused on solving technical integration puzzles for military equipment.