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
April 17, 2024
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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.
January 05, 2023
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.
December 08, 2022
Military Industrial Complex
Military's search for tech zen goes transnational
For years the Pentagon has poured billions into private industry to prove advanced technology wins wars. Now NATO wants into the act.
August 17, 2022
Military Industrial Complex
Watchdogs urge Congress to pump the brakes on new F-35 engine
The proposed spending threatens to waste more taxpayer dollars on the Pentagon’s most expensive program, advocates say.
July 12, 2022
Military Industrial Complex
Recent string of deadly military crashes is no accident
Why can’t a $782 billion defense budget keep planes from falling out of the sky?
June 10, 2022
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