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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

A Sludge analysis estimates that more than half of the fiscal year 2024 Pentagon budget will go to private contractors, with the five largest companies raking in one-sixth of all military spending.

Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks

Lawmakers Benefit From Booming Defense Stocks

Here are the members of Congress who own stock in defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

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.