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The Defense Tech Podcast with Fexingo: Government Contracting, Aerospace, and Military Tech
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 defe...
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Episodes
The Drone Swarm Dilemma Facing the Pentagon 22.05.2026 6:40
Lucas and Luna dive into the Pentagon's latest struggle with drone swarms, focusing on the Defense Department's new 'Replicator 2.0' initiative announced in April 2026. They break down how low-cost autonomous systems are challenging traditional defense procurement, using the recent Red Sea engagements as a case study. Lucas highlights a key number: the U.S. Navy shot down Houthi drones costing $2,...
The Navy's Shipbuilding Crisis Is a Budget Disaster in Slow Motion 21.05.2026 9:09
Episode 3 of The Defense Tech Podcast with Fexingo dives into the US Navy's deepening shipbuilding crisis. Lucas and Luna examine how cost overruns, delayed deliveries, and a shrinking fleet are straining the defense industrial base. With Huntington Ingalls down over 2% this week and the Navy facing a 355-ship goal that keeps slipping, they break down the economics behind the headlines. Specific c...
The Quiet Revolution in Hypersonic Defense Testing 21.05.2026 5:15
In this episode of The Defense Tech Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the overlooked bottleneck holding back hypersonic weapons: ground testing. With Northrop Grumman (NOC) up 0.6% in the past week and the Pentagon pushing for operational prototypes by 2028, they explore how a new wave of private test facilities—like Mach 7 wind tunnels and plasma-jet chambers—are shortening development cycles. Lu...
The F-35 Logistics Crisis That Could Reshape Fighter Jet Economics 19.05.2026 9:15
In the debut episode of The Defense Tech Podcast, Lucas and Luna anchor on a single number: the F-35 program's $1.5 trillion lifetime sustainment cost — a figure that exceeds the GDP of most nations. They unpack how Lockheed Martin's logistics model is under pressure as the Pentagon pushes for performance-based contracts, and what that means for the broader defense industrial base. With the 30-yea...
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