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The Defense Tech Podcast with Fexingo: Government Contracting, Aerospace, and Military Tech

The Defense Tech Podcast with Fexingo: Government Contracting, Aerospace, and Military Tech

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Defense contracting isn't just F-35s and carrier groups. Lucas and Luna break down the actual economics of military tech: how aerospace primes like Lockheed, RTX, and Northrop Grumman manage multi-year fixed-price development contracts, what the DoD’s new CMMC cybersecurity rules mean for small subcontractors, and why the Navy’s Columbia-class submarine program is a case study in industrial-base risk. Each episode starts with a real number — a contract award value, a quarterly P&L line from a defense prime, a Pentagon budget line item — and builds a conversation around it. Lucas, a former defense correspondent, brings the policy and accounting; Luna, a tech-market analyst, connects the programs to publicly traded supply chains and venture-backed startups trying to break into classified markets. No classified information, no defense-blog speculation — just the business logic behind the weapons systems you read about in the news. Why does a missile cost $4 million? How does a shipbuilder hedge against steel tariffs? And what happens when a startup wins a Small Business Innovation Research grant for a prototype that the Air Force actually wants to buy? This is the business of national security, one budget line at a time. #DefenseTech #GovernmentContracting #AerospaceIndustry #MilitaryTech #LockheedMartin #NorthropGrumman #Raytheon #PentagonBudget #CMMC #SBIR #NavalShipbuilding #Hypersonics #SpaceForce #DefenseStartups #Business #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #Technology Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo© 2026 Fexingo. All rights reserved. Economics
Episodes
  • How the Pentagon Is Buying Repair Parts Like Amazon Prime

    How the Pentagon Is Buying Repair Parts Like Amazon Prime
    Jun 29 2026
    The Defense Logistics Agency manages $40 billion in inventory across 25,000 military parts. But a new initiative called 'Retail Resupply' is trying to cut delivery times from weeks to days by contracting with commercial logistics giants like FedEx and UPS. Lucas and Luna break down how the Pentagon is applying just-in-time inventory principles to tank treads and turbine blades, why Northrop Grumman's stock dipped 3.4% last week amid supply chain concerns, and whether the military can ever truly ditch its Cold War stockpile mentality. They also explore how the shift mirrors Amazon's own logistics revolution — but with nuclear submarines and fighter jets instead of plastic toys. A tight, specific look at one of the least sexy but most consequential corners of defense spending: the parts that keep things running. #DefenseLogistics #PentagonSupplyChain #RetailResupply #JustInTime #FedEx #UPS #NorthropGrumman #LMT #MilitaryParts #BusinessAndTechnology #DefenseTech #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #GovernmentContracting #Aerospace #MilitaryTech #InventoryManagement #SupplyChainInnovation Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    11 mins
  • Inside the Pentagon's Bet on Quantum Radar

    Inside the Pentagon's Bet on Quantum Radar
    Jun 29 2026
    Episode 80 of The Defense Tech Podcast dives into the Pentagon's latest frontier: quantum radar. Unlike classical radar, which struggles with stealth aircraft and electronic warfare, quantum radar uses entangled photons to detect objects that are virtually invisible to conventional systems. Lucas and Luna break down the physics in plain English, examine a recent $45 million DARPA contract awarded to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, and discuss why China's export curbs on rare earths could complicate production. They also touch on the ripple effects for defense stocks like LMT and RTX, which are up this week amid broader geopolitical tensions. If you've wondered whether quantum sensing is real or just a science-fiction buzzword, this episode gives you the concrete timeline, the key players, and the Pentagon's stated goal: a working prototype by 2028. #QuantumRadar #Pentagon #DefenseTech #DARPA #Raytheon #LockheedMartin #StealthTechnology #ElectronicWarfare #QuantumSensing #DefenseStocks #LMT #RTX #NOC #ChinaExportControls #RareEarths #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    8 mins
  • How the Pentagon Is Buying 3D-Printed Drone Engines Like Airline Parts

    How the Pentagon Is Buying 3D-Printed Drone Engines Like Airline Parts
    Jun 28 2026
    The Pentagon is quietly shifting how it procures small turbine engines for drones and cruise missiles—buying them the same way airlines buy jet engine spare parts. Lucas and Luna break down the new 'engine-as-a-service' model, how it changes maintenance cycles, and what it means for defense primes like Honeywell and Williams International. They discuss a $2.4 billion multi-year contract that uses performance-based logistics, and why this could make drone fleets more reliable and cheaper to sustain. Also: a look at how the Air Force is applying commercial supply-chain lessons to munitions engines, and what that signals for the broader defense industrial base. Plus, the hosts acknowledge listener support that keeps the show ad-free. #Pentagon #DroneEngines #3DPrinting #PerformanceBasedLogistics #EngineAsAService #DefenseProcurement #Honeywell #WilliamsInternational #AirForce #DroneFleet #SupplyChain #AdditiveManufacturing #Business #Technology #DefenseTech #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #MilitaryTech Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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    9 mins
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