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Anduril co-founder Palmer Luckey
Military Industrial Complex

Palmer Luckey building submarines is not the craziest idea

A $7 billion deal is raising eyebrows, as is the Anduril CEO's relationship with Trump. But after so many shipbuilding failures, the DOD could do worse

USS Boise
Military Industrial Complex

Attack sub USS Boise scuttled after only one patrol in 11 years

It's been docked for repairs for a decade, costing the taxpayer $800 million — a poster child for the Navy’s procurement issues

POGO The Bunker
Military Industrial Complex

Are American 'boomers' at risk?

This week in The Bunker: stealthy subs, drone-killing boom times, the wobbly nuclear triad, and misplaced priorities

Submarine based cruise missiles
Military Industrial Complex

Navy pushing billions for sea-based nukes that nobody seems to want

Long deemed unnecessary, the re-upped SLCM-N venture could cost taxpayers — and national security — big time

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Military Industrial Complex

That $2.6 trillion stimulus was one heck of a holiday bonus to defense contractors

This is what happens when lawmakers cram annual Pentagon funding into a politically charged package on a deadline.