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Startups Powering Pentagon’s Weapon Shortage | Philadelphia News
The Pentagon’s arsenal is running dangerously low, with missile stockpiles slashed by war with Iran, forcing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to turn to Silicon Valley startups for a rapid rebuild. These agile, venture-backed firms are being tasked with scaling production of precision munitions — a leap from prototyping to mass manufacturing. While they’ve proven their innovation, bureaucratic hurdles, funding delays, and supply chain complexity threaten their ability to deliver. With Patriot interceptors plummeting from 2,000 to fewer than 1,000, the military is betting big on companies like…
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