Arnett said that the companies may be able to withstand the spending cuts without significant losses. ""I do believe there are strategic alliances that the companies can engage in that will offset losses from DOD spending cuts," she said. For instance, Lockheed, anticipating a shift from fighter jets to drones, recently acquired Chandler/May, Inc., a company that makes unmanned aircraft. Raytheon recently bought the government solutions arm of SafeNet, Inc., in an effort to make the company for competitive for cyber security and data protection contracts.