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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
QiOSK

Lawmakers target private equity’s growing chokehold on arms industry

PE-backed defense firms are less stable, more costly for taxpayers

Fiber-optic drones show profound limits of 'cutting-edge' weapons
Europe

Fiber-optic drones show profound limits of 'cutting-edge' weapons

The war in Ukraine casts serious doubt on the wisdom of relying on unmanned military equipment

Lockheed Martin
Military Industrial Complex

Lockheed's new Pentagon deal makes a bad bargain worse

A new contracting arrangement shifts even more risk from the weapons manufacturer to the American taxpayer

Iran is real, but defense techies still prefer war gaming China
Military Industrial Complex

Iran is real, but defense techies still prefer war gaming China

Speakers at the Hill and Valley Forum tried their best to avoid the elephant in the room

Bohemian Grove: More than a getaway for our war machine elites
Military Industrial Complex

Bohemian Grove: More than a getaway for our war machine elites

Many former military leaders, weapons CEOs and politicians are members, according to membership lists obtained by RS

THAAD Iran
Military Industrial Complex

Weapons makers cash in on Trump's Iran war

Big Pentagon contractors like Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman saw billions added to their market value