Historical coverage of 2025: technology, defense, energy and American industry. Reporting prepared in October 2026.
2025 archive · The July 2025 financing reversal affected a transmission project that had already lined up major contractors, illustrating how money and federal reviews can become intertwined.
2025 archive · December 2025 brought customer shipments from SM1, the first production step at a site designed for four fabs and a much longer expansion.
2025 archive · NIST’s July 2025 result combined an improved ion trap, cleaner vacuum and a borrowed laser reference to shorten demanding measurements.
2025 archive · A July 2025 agreement combined equity, price protection and a future purchase commitment to address different weak points in the American rare-earth supply chain.
2025 archive · NIST’s 2025 cell-line material extended measurement work upstream, into the process that produces an antibody.
2025 archive · The June 2025 milestone demonstrated U.S. enrichment output while exposing the separate steps required to turn that material into fuel for advanced reactors.
2025 archive · A June 2025 termination decision turned the Army’s transformation policy into a procurement cutoff, with savings and asset decisions still ahead.
2025 archive · The May 2025 decision completed a technical review of the six-module US460 design; individual projects still needed permission to build and operate.
2025 archive · April 2025 brought the final aircraft handovers and first Joint Strike Missiles, with stockpiling and software integration proceeding together.
2025 archive · The Army’s new air-defense sensor passed its 2025 acquisition gate as Raytheon expanded manufacturing; operational testing remained a separate hurdle.
2025 archive · An April directive demanded reviews and greater use of commercial solutions, while later records showed how much depended on execution.
2025 archive · Boeing’s March 2025 selection launched engineering and manufacturing development, with production options and substantial performance promises still ahead.
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