Welcome to the defense death spiral
https://responsiblestatecraft.org/defense-spending-debt/
Why Is the Military–Industrial Complex So Bad at Making Things?
https://www.theamericanconservative.com/why-is-the-military-industrial-complex-so-bad-at-making-things/
Pentagon’s Trillion Dollar Fighter Jet Program Hasn’t Had Mission-Ready Plane In Six Years, Watchdog Says
https://dailycaller.com/2024/10/21/pentagons-trillion-dollar-fighter-jet-program-hasnt-had-mission-ready-plane-in-six-years-watchdog-says/
Lockheed feels financial pinch from F-35 upgrade, contract delays
https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/10/22/lockheed-feels-financial-pinch-from-f-35-upgrade-contract-delays/
Boeing defense's business is 'core', but struggles abound for new CEO
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/boeing-defenses-business-is-core-struggles-abound-new-ceo-2024-10-23/
Defense contractor Raytheon to pay almost $1B for defrauding DOD
https://thehill.com/homenews/4942259-raytheon-qatar-corruption-fraud-bribes/
Florida defense contractor faces prison for defrauding the United States
https://www.entrepreneur.com/finance/florida-defense-contractor-faces-prison-for-defrauding-the/48187
Newly unearthed court docs reveal mudslinging in Pentagon’s doomed $10 billion Jedi project
https://www.semafor.com/article/10/23/2024/how-the-10-billion-pentagon-cloud-computing-project-never-stopped
The Pentagon Is a Terrible Customer to Its Industry Partners
https://www.aei.org/foreign-and-defense-policy/the-pentagon-is-a-terrible-customer-to-its-industry-partners/
Pentagon issues final rule for CMMC program, streamlines cybersecurity requirements for defense contractors
https://industrialcyber.co/regulation-standards-and-compliance/pentagon-issues-final-rule-for-cmmc-program-streamlines-cybersecurity-requirements-for-defense-contractors/
White House Directs Pentagon, Intelligence Agencies to Expand AI Use
https://www.techopedia.com/news/white-house-directs-pentagon-intelligence-agencies-to-expand-ai-use
The U.S. defense and homeland security departments have paid $700 million for AI projects since ChatGPT’s launch
https://fortune.com/2024/10/14/us-dod-dhs-700-million-ai-projects-past-two-years-increase-since-chatgpt-launch/
US tech turns aircraft into flying spy hubs linked to satellites, drones
https://interestingengineering.com/military/northrop-deep-sensing-targeting-system-warfighters
The Impact of Booz Allen Hamilton on Virginia’s Tech Industry
https://techbullion.com/the-impact-of-booz-allen-hamilton-on-virginias-tech-industry/
Government And Military Contractor Booz Allen Clocks Strong Q2 Performance, Backlog Expands to $41.3B
https://www.benzinga.com/news/earnings/24/10/41543105/government-and-military-contractor-booz-allen-clocks-strong-q2-performance-backlog-expands-to-41-3b
Northrop Grumman lifts 2024 profit forecast again as global defense spending climbs
https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/northrop-grumman-lifts-2024-profit-forecast-again-global-defense-spending-climbs-2024-10-24/
Thales Orders Beat Forecasts Amid Defense Spending Frenzy
https://www.morningstar.com/news/dow-jones/20241023836/thales-orders-beat-forecasts-amid-defense-spending-frenzy
Saab Expects Sales to Hit Upper End of Guidance as Defense Spending Surges
https://www.wsj.com/business/earnings/saab-expects-sales-to-hit-upper-end-of-guidance-as-defense-spending-surges-e2c64a73
7 Countries Spending Billions to Strengthen Their War Machines
https://247wallst.com/military/2024/10/21/7-countries-spending-billions-to-strengthen-their-war-machines/
Sweden boosts defense spending to handle a ‘wartime situation’
https://www.politico.eu/article/sweden-nato-russia-ukraine-war-defense-budget-pal-jonson/
Turkish defense spending to reach record high amid neighboring conflicts
https://breakingdefense.com/2024/10/turkish-defense-spending-to-reach-record-high-amid-neighboring-conflicts/
Algeria boosts defense budget to tackle cross-border threats
https://north-africa.com/algeria-boosts-defense-budget-to-tackle-cross-border-threats/
Morocco to Increase Defense Budget, Boost Local Industry
https://thedefensepost.com/2024/10/23/morocco-defense-budget/
Japan's $400bn defense push stalls on weak yen and capacity constraints
https://asia.nikkei.com/Spotlight/Policy-Asia/Japan-s-400bn-defense-push-stalls-on-weak-yen-and-capacity-constraints
Russia’s central bank raises interest rate to 21% to fight inflation boosted by military spending
https://apnews.com/article/russia-interest-rates-0fa1d7385be622fd98756a5b4e715262
Inspector general slams Pentagon for lacking paperwork on $1.1 billion in Ukraine spending
https://www.stripes.com/theaters/europe/2024-10-24/ukraine-aid-inspector-general-audit-15601706.html
Israel’s wars are expensive. Paying the bill could force tough choices
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-hezbollah-war-cost-military-spending-32a53a86d946418022ca636539a83f4f
When Does the Price of Israel's 'Total Victory' Become Too High?
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-10-22/ty-article/.premium/when-does-the-price-of-israels-total-victory-become-too-high/00000192-b468-d5f0-a1bf-f769acfd0000
The Return of Total War
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/ukraine/return-total-war-karlin