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SBICCT Initiative: The Small Business Investment Company Critical Technologies Initiative is an effort from the Office of Strategic Capital to pool and coordinate investments to support national security.

Why it Matters: SBICCT Initiative expects to invest over $4B in 1,700+ portfolio companies focused on the Pentagon’s 14 Critical Technology Areas. Here is the first cohort of SBICCT investors.

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Boeing’s defense unit lost $1.7 Billion last quarter as its fixed-price contracts continue to haunt the company.

The two biggest contributors are the KC-46 tanker ($800M loss) and T-7A trainer ($500M loss).

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