Defense tech execs predict at least one $1B+ program will be killed by year's end

By Theresa Maher / March 19, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Defense industry executives expect the Trump administration's cost-cutting advisory team will come for at least one billion-dollar Pentagon program by the end of 2025, with a former congressman saying it shouldn't stop there. L3Harris CEO Christopher Kubasik asked a panel of “defense disruptors” at the annual McAleese and Associates conference -- including leaders at ShieldAI, Sierra Nevada, Palantir, Anduril and Kratos -- whether they think DOGE will terminate or truncate a Defense Department program worth $1 billion or more by...

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