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Acquisition-related news, press releases, announcements, and more on topics relevant to the acquisition professional. Acquisition News and Highlights Trump Announces $10B Investment in Defense Industry Matthew Olay Pentagon News mains the strongest and most powerful nation in the his- tory of the world — we’re doing better now than [we’ve] ever done,” he added.
More than 30 announcements regarding where the funds would be invested came out of the summit, all of them col- lectively geared toward advancing munitions, shipbuilding, and the space domain industry, as well as artificial intelli - gence, robotics and other emerging technologies. “This year we’re celebrating the 250th anniversary of Ameri- can freedom, and no state has been more central to protect- ing that freedom than the commonwealth of Pennsylvania. … With today’s announcement, Pennsylvania will play a key role in building the arsenal of freedom to defend our nation in the modern world,” the president said. (Read more)
President Donald J. Trump announced that the War De- partment will be investing roughly $10 billion in materiel production while in support of more than 4,000 defense industry jobs across Pennsylvania. Trump made the announcement July 15 while delivering keynote remarks toward the end of the first-ever Pennsylva - nia Defense and Innovation Summit, an event that brought together leadership from the defense, finance and technol - ogy industries for two days at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. “Pennsylvania workers will build the ships, submarines, trucks, weapons and industries that ensure America re-
President Donald J. Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth participate in the Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit with defense industry leaders at the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pa., July 15, 2026. Source: Photo by Joyce Boghosian, White House
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