The ax has become an important part of the Space Force’s arsenal

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico—For decades, America's big defense contractors have known they can count on a steady flow of business from the Pentagon. You win some, and you lose some. But don't fret. Inevitably, there's a new opportunity to get money from the world's largest military.

This paradigm is shifting with the launch of a wave of startups eager to deliver software, missiles, drones, satellites, and other services. It's no surprise that the US military is often the core market for these companies.

Since its establishment more than five years ago, the Space Force inherited many of the old ways of doing business ensconced at the Pentagon since World War II. Over the last half-century, numerous defense contractors merged and acquired one another, often escaping scrutiny by promising efficiencies that will result in savings for US taxpayers. Those efficiencies rarely materialized.

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