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How the industrial base is responding to Air Force, Space Force needs - Breaking Defense

Ursa Major Aerospace Update September 16, 2026

While at the AFA Air, Space & Cyber, Breaking Defense spoke with Ursa Major CEO Christopher Spagnoletti to discuss what the latest demand signals from the Air Force and Space Force mean for the defense industrial base. Ursa Major is investing in the innovation of munitions, expanding production across facilities.

Why this matters for talent

Ursa Major's CEO commentary to Breaking Defense on demand signals from the Air Force and Space Force is a read on where defense manufacturing money is heading, not a specific hiring announcement, but a company describing its own capacity expansion is usually building toward more of it. Ursa Major carries 101 openings on the board, concentrated in munitions and propulsion manufacturing, and continued demand signals from the services support that pipeline staying open rather than slowing.

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