Daily Archives: Oct 9, 2025

Charles Mitchell

10 Key Takeaways from Lockheed’s $1.14B F-35 Contract Boost

Is the Pentagon's most expensive weapons program still worth the investment? That's a question looming large as Lockheed Martin secures a $1.14 billion contract modification to supply long-lead materials for 198 F-35 fighter jets. The deal underlines both the scale of U.S. and allied commitment to the fifth-generation platform...
William Harrison

EU’s EV Deadline Faces Political Detours and Industrial Crosswinds

It began with a letter-six European leaders, from Italy's Giorgia Meloni to Bulgaria's Rosen Zhelyazkov, urging European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to rethink the 2035 zero‑emission vehicle mandate. Their pitch: keep plug‑in hybrids, range‑extended electrics, and fuel‑cell cars in the mix beyond the cut‑off. In a continent...
William Harrison

Google’s Gemini Is Outrunning Microsoft’s Copilot Here’s the Technical Proof

Where Microsoft's AI momentum has stalled, Google's Gemini is increasingly in overdrive, and the gap between them is no longer a question of user preference; it's a deeply technical and infrastructural reality. While Copilot still enjoys the fruits of Microsoft's vast enterprise footprint, hands‑on comparisons and market data reveal...