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Who gives 'Three Cheers for the Military-Industrial Complex'?
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Who gives 'Three Cheers for the Military-Industrial Complex'?

Defense industry-funded think tanks like the Hudson Institute, apparently.

F-35: $2T in 'generational wealth' the military had no right to spend
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F-35: $2T in 'generational wealth' the military had no right to spend

The Joint Strike Fighter had a $200B price tag in 2001, now babies born that year are out of college and the plane is still not ready for prime time

The US military chases shiny new things and the ranks suffer
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The US military chases shiny new things and the ranks suffer

We were told the Osprey, LCS, and F-35 were cutting edge, but they turned out to be boondoggles and deathtraps

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