Two Pentagon projects unravel

It may result in a costly do-over.

Audio Articles now available! Download the Reuters App. One Essential Read One Essential Read Recommended by Kate Turton, Newsletter Editor US Navy and Air Force projects, worth over $800 million, poised to be axed   A general view of the Pentagon, Washington, D.C. REUTERS/Kent Nishimura/File Photo The Navy and Air Force are poised to cancel two nearly complete software projects that took 12 years and well over $800 million combined to develop. The reason for the unusual move: officials at those departments, who have so far put the existing projects on hold, want other firms, including Salesforce and billionaire Peter Thiel's Palantir, to have a chance to win similar projects. Read our exclusive Get full access to Reuters.com for just $1/week. Subscribe now. Sponsors are not involved in the creation of newsletters or other Reuters news content. Advertise in this newsletter or on Reuters' website Reuters One Essential Read is sent three days a week. Think your friend or colleague should know about us? Forward this newsletter to them. They can also sign up here. Want to stop receiving this email? Unsubscribe here. To manage which newsletters you're signed up for, click here. This email includes limited tracking for Reuters to understand whether you've engaged with its contents. For more information on how we process your personal information and your rights, please see our Privacy Statement. Terms & Conditions © 2025 Thomson Reuters. All rights reserved. 3 Times Square, New York, NY 10036