Military Industrial Complex Private equity gobbling up defense firms at a frightening pace: Experts And with no obligation to disclose financials, companies often ‘disappear into a black box’ after an acquisition.Connor EcholsMarch 22, 2023
Military Industrial Complex COVID hardly killed weapons biz: top companies see $513 billion in sales Brand new report shows industry giants shielded by government demand for the goods and services of war.Jim LobeDecember 06, 2021
Military Industrial Complex America’s abyss of weapons and warmaking There can’t be the slightest doubt: America worships its Pentagod and the weapons and wars that feed it.William J. AstoreNovember 26, 2021
Military Industrial Complex Cutting the Pentagon budget by $1 trillion? It can be done. But whether our leaders continue to succumb to the power of the arms lobby is an open question.Mandy SmithbergerWilliam HartungNovember 10, 2021
Military Industrial Complex Arms biz cash swirls around House votes blocking Pentagon cuts Many of those who opposed amendments to rein in DOD's bloated coffers have been underwritten by the weapons industry.David SavelievSeptember 28, 2021
QiOSK Report: Weapons industry pocketed at least $4.4 trillion since 9/11 Military contractors may have even ended up with as much as one-half of the Pentagon’s $14 trillion allocation from Congress.Ben ArmbrusterSeptember 13, 2021