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Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

Top Five Weapons Companies Set to Get $140 Billion From Pentagon Next Year

Stephen Semler Sep 22, 2023
Publicly-Funded Weapons Companies Donate to Election Objectors

Publicly-Funded Weapons Companies Donate to Election Objectors

Top defense contractors have quietly restarted their PAC donations after a pause, including to Republican election objectors.
David Moore Jun 22, 2021
Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts

Lockheed-Backed Reps Lobby Against F-35 Spending Cuts

As the F-35 fighter comes under Pentagon review for potential cuts, bipartisan groups of lawmakers are calling to continue high levels of spending on the troubled $1.7 trillion program.
David Moore May 12, 2021
The World’s Most Expensive Weapon Has Flopped

The World’s Most Expensive Weapon Has Flopped

The F-35 program could soon be scaled back—and possibly phased out—after gobbling up hundreds of billions of taxpayer dollars.
David Moore Feb 26, 2021

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