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Lauren C. Williams

Business Editor

Lauren C. Williams
Lauren C. Williams is Business Editor for Defense One. She previously covered defense technology and cybersecurity for FCW and Defense Systems. Williams has reported for various publications on topics from internet culture and health care, politics to crime. She has a master's in journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park, and a bachelor's in dietetics from the University of Delaware. Contact her on Signal: laurencw.62.
Science & Tech

Could the Army’s light squad vehicle power battlefield drones?

A mobile brigade in the 101st Airborne Division put drones to the test in a recent training rotation—and used the Infantry Squad Vehicle to keep unmanned systems running.

Defense Systems

NDAA provisions would reshape Pentagon’s use of ownership stakes in private companies

A Senate defense panel aims to place guardrails on direct equity investments, create an oversight board, and require briefings.

Policy

House lawmakers want the Navy to deploy drone boats faster

HASC’s draft of the 2027 defense policy bill would push service leaders to develop a clear strategy.

Science & Tech

The Navy wants next-generation munitions, so it’s spending millions on innovation hubs

The service is teaming up with industrial park-builder ACMI to create an energetics facility in Maryland.

Defense Systems

The Navy used drones to sink a retired warship

Lessons from the SINKEX are shaping the service’s plans to buy and fight.

Business

This company wants to make 1,000 satellites a year

Quantum Space is building a Tulsa factory for its not-yet-flown Ranger satellite.