How the Pentagon Is Buying Missiles Like a Munitions Startup

The Pentagon is overhauling how it buys missiles, moving from Cold War-era megaprocurement to a model that looks more like a lean defense startup. Lucas and Luna break down the shift: multi-year bulk contracts replaced by flexible, single-year options; the new focus on modular, software-upgradable munitions; and what it means for primes like Lockheed Martin and RTX. With Middle East tensions escalating and the defense ETF down 4% over five days, they explore whether this new approach can deliver both agility and industrial base stability. Specific examples include the Navy's new 'missile buy' strategy for Standard Missile-6 and the Army's shift to competitive prototyping for long-range fires. A concrete look at one of the biggest procurement changes since the Packard Commission. #PentagonProcurement #MissileBuy #DefenseTech #MunitionsStartup #LockheedMartin #RTX #Raytheon #StandardMissile6 #LongRangeFires #ModularMissiles #SoftwareUpgradable #IndustrialBase #MiddleEastTensions #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast #DefensePodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo