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Military Industrial Complex

The fix is in for new Air Force F-47 — and so is the failure

Just wait for the unstoppable lobby preventing any future effort to strangle this boondoggle in the cradle.

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Military Industrial Complex

Once ridiculed Space Force ready to blast off with Trump

Air Force officials are pushing for interstellar superiority in the name of great power competition

When Carter killed the B-1 Bomber
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When Carter killed the B-1 Bomber

Ike defined the military industrial complex — the 39th president won at least one battle against it

The F-35 fighter will now cost more than $2 trillion
Military Industrial Complex

The F-35 fighter will now cost more than $2 trillion

The eye-popping price tag has not fixed the maintenance issues plaguing the program, a government watchdog says

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Military Industrial Complex

Failing F-35 fighter grounded once again

A faulty engine caused the $1.7 trillion boondoggle fighter to crash during a December quality check.

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Military Industrial Complex

The B-21: another Air Force diva that can't deliver?

The glitzy debut of the next-gen Northrop Grumman bomber belies a payload of military industrial disappointments.