# How the Pentagon Is Buying Commercial Tech Like a VC

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Published: 2026-06-16T07:57:38+00:00
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Episode 54 of The Defense Tech Podcast. Lucas and Luna examine the Pentagon's new commercial tech investment office, which is adopting venture capital methods to bypass traditional acquisition. They discuss the Strategic Capital Office's first $215 million deployment into AI-powered logistics software, how it differs from traditional contracting, and what it means for defense primes like Lockheed Martin, whose stock sits at $530, and L3Harris at $304. The episode explores the tension between speed and oversight, and why this experiment could reshape how the military buys innovation. #Pentagon #DefenseTech #CommercialTech #VentureCapital #StrategicCapitalOffice #AcquisitionReform #AI #Logistics #LockheedMartin #L3Harris #DefensePrimes #GovernmentContracting #PentagonInnovation #MilitaryTech #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo

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