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Pentagon awards $2 billion metal stockpile contract, pledges $450M to U.S. firm

The Defense Department says the award and investment aim to rebuild critical domestic industrial capacity by securing tungsten and molybdenum supplies used in missiles, submarines and jets.

Published Sep 14, 2026, 5:18 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

Tungsten and molybdenum are important components of defense systems such as missiles, submarines and jets and are critical to over 100 Department of Defense programs.