DefenseNews: Defense firms closely watching tariffs, but split on potential sting
DefenseNews : Major defense contractors appear to be split on the potential impact of the Trump administration’s tariffs, with one major firm bracing for hundreds of millions in potential lost profits, while others predict minimal effects. In an April 22 earnings call with investors, executives from RTX Corp. — formerly known as Raytheon — predicted $850 million in losses if tariffs stay in effect for the rest of 2025. Executives from Boeing and Lockheed Martin, on the other hand, expressed more confidence that they will be able to blunt the w…
Sentinel nuclear missiles will need new silos, Air Force says
DefenseNews : The Air Force will have to dig entirely new nuclear missile silos for the LGM-35A Sentinel, creating another complication for a troubled program that is already facing future cost and schedule overruns. The Air Force originally hoped the existing silos that have housed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles could be adapted to launch Sentinel missiles, which would be more efficient than digging entirely new silos. But a test project at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California showed that approach would be fraught with…
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