Pentagon taps startups to refill shrinking weapon stockpile
TL;DR
The Defense Department is turning to Silicon Valley startups to rapidly replenish dwindling weapons stockpiles amid the Iran conflict, pressing firms to prove they can scale production to military levels and deliver low-cost munitions as part of a sweeping new technology-driven strategy.
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- Pentagon eyes November to demo ground-launched, precision strike weapons Breaking Defense
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- 'Can they deliver?' Frantic Trump turns to tech bros as weapon stockpile dwindles rawstory.com
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