Armaments Group Welcomes New Members, Dodges Lawsuits
Published Date: 4/21/2025
Notice
Summary
The National Armaments Consortium (NAC) just added a bunch of new members from all over the U.S. to their team, keeping their cool research and production work rolling. This update helps protect them from big antitrust lawsuits, limiting damages to actual losses. If you’re part of this group or thinking about joining, keep an eye out for more membership updates coming soon!
Analyzed Economic Effects
2 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
28 New Members Added to NAC
On February 17, 2025, the National Armaments Consortium (NAC) added 28 named companies as parties to its joint research and production venture. The filings were made to extend the National Cooperative Research and Production Act's provisions that limit antitrust plaintiffs to recovering actual damages under specified circumstances.
Membership Remains Open; More Filings Expected
The notice states that membership in the NAC group research project remains open and that NAC intends to file additional written notifications disclosing all future changes in membership. If companies join and NAC files notifications, those membership changes will be publicly disclosed in future Federal Register notices.
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