The Washington Inquisitor
Defense Contracts
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Air Force adds three small businesses to $5.4 billion adversary-air contract; orders so far total $96 million
KestrelX, A2G International and Fleet Adversary Support and Training joined the Air Force’s Contracted Air Support vehicle. Federal records show about $96 million obligated on orders to date against the $5.4 billion…
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Cisneros, an Armed Services member, reports 36 trades in defense contractor stocks
Rep. Gil Cisneros, D-Calif., an Armed Services member, reported 36 trades in nine defense contractors worth $92,036 to $680,000 by range. One 2026 report was filed past the 45-day limit.
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GAO denies MIL Corp. protest of $156.1 million Navy IT task order to BAE Systems
GAO upheld the Navy’s finding that The MIL Corporation’s offer failed a master’s degree requirement for a key position, leaving a $156.1 million NAWCAD IT task order with BAE Systems.
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Draganfly hires defense lobbying firm founded by former House Armed Services aides
The VM Group, started this year by former House Armed Services staff director Christopher Vieson and former committee aide Phil MacNaughton, registered to lobby for the drone maker on Pentagon drone acquisition.
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Defense contractors’ CEOs received $162.6 million in 2025 pay, up 13%, proxy filings show
An Inquisitor review of proxy statements from Lockheed Martin, RTX, General Dynamics, Boeing, Northrop Grumman, L3Harris and HII finds combined 2025 CEO pay of $162.6 million, with tables on pay ratios, say-on-pay…