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
May 12, 2026
weapons manufacturers
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
March 03, 2026
Military Industrial Complex
'Arsenal of democracy'? Arms makers the only winners in Ukraine
President Biden greased the wheels early on and American taxpayers are still paying
February 24, 2026
Europe
Inflating Russian missile costs hides our own weapons crisis
The narrative that Moscow's war is 'unsustainable' deflects from real production and performance problems in American arms to Ukraine
October 27, 2025
Military Industrial Complex
By the numbers: US missile capacity depleting fast
Our industrial base isn't keeping up with the pace of weapons transfers to Ukraine and Israel
November 11, 2024
Military Industrial Complex
Welcome to the defense death spiral
At the current spending rate, in another generation we will have a lot of rich contractors and no aircraft or Naval fleets to speak of
October 22, 2024
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