# The Defense Tech Podcast with Fexingo: Government Contracting, Aerospace, and Military Tech

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Author: Fexingo
Episodes: 120

## Resource

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 defense correspondent, brings the policy and accounting; Luna, a tech-market analyst, connects the programs to publicly traded supply chains and venture-backed startups trying to break into classified markets. No classified information, no defense-blog speculation — just the business logic behind the weapons systems you read about in the news. Why does a missile cost $4 million? How does a shipbuilder hedge against steel tariffs? And what happens when a startup wins a Small Business Innovation Research grant for a prototype that the Air Force actually wants to buy? This is the business of nationa…

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## Episodes
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying 3D-Printed Spare Parts Like a Supply Chain Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-3d-printed-spare-parts-like-a-supply-chain-startup) — 2026-07-19T08:10:03+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Satellites Like a Constellations Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-satellites-like-a-constellations-startup) — 2026-07-18T20:16:14+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Electric Vehicles Like a Fleet Manager](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-electric-vehicles-like-a-fleet-manager) — 2026-07-18T08:20:40+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Cybersecurity Like a Managed Service Provider](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-cybersecurity-like-a-managed-service-provider) — 2026-07-17T20:47:38+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Launch Services Like a Rideshare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-launch-services-like-a-rideshare) — 2026-07-17T08:23:08+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Digital Engineering Services Like a Software House](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-digital-engineering-services-like-a-software-house) — 2026-07-16T20:38:39+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Chips Like TSMC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-chips-like-tsmc) — 2026-07-16T08:29:32+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Battlefield Connectivity Like a Cellular Carrier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-battlefield-connectivity-like-a-cellular-carrier) — 2026-07-15T20:34:21+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Military Housing Like a Landlord](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-military-housing-like-a-landlord) — 2026-07-15T08:25:18+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Drone Swarms Like Software](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-drone-swarms-like-software-2) — 2026-07-14T20:45:15+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Missiles Like a Munitions Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-missiles-like-a-munitions-startup) — 2026-07-14T08:22:23+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Submarines Like a Shipbuilding Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-submarines-like-a-shipbuilding-startup) — 2026-07-13T21:08:30+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Hypersonic Warheads Like a Munitions Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-hypersonic-warheads-like-a-munitions-startup) — 2026-07-13T08:44:42+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Quantum Computing Like a Cloud Service](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-quantum-computing-like-a-cloud-service) — 2026-07-12T21:00:34+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying AI Models Like a SaaS Platform](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-ai-models-like-a-saas-platform) — 2026-07-12T08:21:05+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Nuclear Reactors Like a Utility](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-nuclear-reactors-like-a-utility) — 2026-07-11T20:59:34+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Microelectronics Like a Chip Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-microelectronics-like-a-chip-startup) — 2026-07-11T08:27:08+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Subscription-Based Logistics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-subscription-based-logistics) — 2026-07-10T21:14:24+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Runway Time Like an Airline](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-runway-time-like-an-airline) — 2026-07-10T08:48:15+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Batteries Like a Utility](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-batteries-like-a-utility) — 2026-07-09T20:52:24+00:00
- [How Ukraine Is Rewriting the Drone Warfare Playbook](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-ukraine-is-rewriting-the-drone-warfare-playbook) — 2026-07-09T08:18:24+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Space Data Like a Commodity](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-space-data-like-a-commodity) — 2026-07-08T20:58:00+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Hypersonic Wind Tunnel Time Like a Lab](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-hypersonic-wind-tunnel-time-like-a-lab) — 2026-07-08T11:34:14+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Fuselages Like Auto Bodies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-fuselages-like-auto-bodies) — 2026-07-07T20:45:16+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Logistics Data Like a Supply Chain Startup](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-logistics-data-like-a-supply-chain-startup) — 2026-07-07T08:33:32+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Drone Swarms Like Software](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-drone-swarms-like-software) — 2026-06-20T08:06:41+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Rewriting the Tank Playbook for Urban Warfare](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-rewriting-the-tank-playbook-for-urban-warfare) — 2026-06-19T20:19:48+00:00
- [The Pentagon's Hardened Undersea Cable Repair Strategy](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-hardened-undersea-cable-repair-strategy) — 2026-06-19T07:50:15+00:00
- [The Pentagon Gambles on Space-Based Solar Power](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-gambles-on-space-based-solar-power) — 2026-06-18T20:04:17+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Betting on Reusable Hypersonic Drones](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-betting-on-reusable-hypersonic-drones) — 2026-06-18T07:59:55+00:00
- [The Pentagon's Big Bet on Mobile Ground Robots](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-big-bet-on-mobile-ground-robots) — 2026-06-17T19:58:58+00:00
- [The Pentagon Is Building a Moon-Based Nuclear Reactor](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-is-building-a-moon-based-nuclear-reactor) — 2026-06-17T08:03:36+00:00
- [Inside the Pentagon's New Nuclear Propulsion Bet](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/inside-the-pentagon-s-new-nuclear-propulsion-bet) — 2026-06-16T20:03:49+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Commercial Tech Like a VC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-commercial-tech-like-a-vc) — 2026-06-16T07:57:38+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Rewriting Its Cybersecurity Acquisition Rules](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-rewriting-its-cybersecurity-acquisition-rules) — 2026-06-15T20:20:05+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Buying Hypersonics Like Software](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-buying-hypersonics-like-software) — 2026-06-15T07:56:31+00:00
- [The Pentagon Is Betting on 3D-Printed Missile Parts](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-is-betting-on-3d-printed-missile-parts) — 2026-06-14T20:10:18+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Outfitting the Digital Soldier of 2027](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-outfitting-the-digital-soldier-of-2027) — 2026-06-14T07:52:41+00:00
- [The Pentagon’s Top-Secret JADC2 Data Integration Problem](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-top-secret-jadc2-data-integration-problem) — 2026-06-13T21:23:54+00:00
- [Inside the Pentagon's Cyber Workforce Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/inside-the-pentagon-s-cyber-workforce-crisis) — 2026-06-13T07:49:56+00:00
- [SpaceX IPO Reshapes the Defense Contractor Landscape](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/spacex-ipo-reshapes-the-defense-contractor-landscape) — 2026-06-12T19:59:21+00:00
- [The Pentagon's New Hypersonic Test Bed Is a Modified Cargo Plane](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-new-hypersonic-test-bed-is-a-modified-cargo-plane) — 2026-06-12T11:48:42+00:00
- [The Pentagon Counter-Drone Mission Is Redefining Air Defense](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-counter-drone-mission-is-redefining-air-defense) — 2026-06-11T20:12:52+00:00
- [The Pentagon's Undersea Cable Defense Plan](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-undersea-cable-defense-plan) — 2026-06-11T08:06:33+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Betting on Digital Engineering for Hypersonics](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-betting-on-digital-engineering-for-hypersonics) — 2026-06-10T20:12:29+00:00
- [How the Pentagon Is Solving Its Guided Artillery Shell Accuracy Crisis](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/how-the-pentagon-is-solving-its-guided-artillery-shell-accuracy-crisis) — 2026-06-10T07:52:20+00:00
- [The Pentagon's Quantum Navigation Bet to Replace GPS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-quantum-navigation-bet-to-replace-gps) — 2026-06-09T20:03:23+00:00
- [The Pentagon's $29 Billion GPS Replacement Dilemma](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-s-29-billion-gps-replacement-dilemma) — 2026-06-09T07:56:00+00:00
- [The Pentagon Missile Motor Production Bottleneck](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-missile-motor-production-bottleneck) — 2026-06-08T20:07:07+00:00
- [The Pentagon Rare Earth Supply Chain Is More Fragile Than You Think](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-defense-tech-podcast-with-fexingo-government-contracting-aerospace-and-military-tech-7871833/the-pentagon-rare-earth-supply-chain-is-more-fragile-than-you-think) — 2026-06-08T07:48:27+00:00

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