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McCormick defense summit brings roughly $10 billion and thousands of jobs to Pa.

Contracts, investments and partnerships announced at the two-day summit could expand Pennsylvania’s role in national security.

Published Jul 15, 2026, 2:04 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

U.S. Sen. Dave McCormick’s inaugural Pennsylvania Defense and Innovation Summit brought together a who’s who of military leaders, defense industry CEOs, technology innovators and entrepreneurial startups. But the two-day confab at the Army War College in Carlisle wasn’t all talk.