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One of the many lessons from the wars in Iran and Ukraine is that the supply of munitions and weapons systems is finite, and difficult to replenish. That has led to a new way of doing business at the Pentagon, and a new battleground in the war between the states for jobs and economic development.

"We're seeing a lot of growth coming out of the Department of War, new programs, new startups, really the SpaceX-ification, if you will, of the Pentagon," said consultant Tom Stringer of Stringer Site Selection and Incentives in New York.

In fact, three alumni of Elon Musk's space technology and AI company are behind a prime example of the new model. Castelion, a three-year-old startup based in Torrance, California, is trying to apply SpaceX's business model to hypersonic missiles.

"This is going to be one of the most important capabilities in the American arsenal," said co-founder and CEO Bryon Hargis on CNBC's Squawk Box in January. Hargis, a physicist by training, previously led SpaceX's national security product development.

The U.S. military is well-versed in hypersonic missile technology. The trick, under the Pentagon's new approach, is being able to develop the new missiles quic

Fuente original: CNBC Top News (https://www.cnbc.com/2026/06/30/trump-trillion-dollar-defense-budget-missile-contracts.html)