This week in The Bunker: the loony $12 billion battle over who gets to make sure the new ICBM fleet works; Star Wars’ new interceptor, along with prototypically poor Pentagon procurement practices, has a nearly $1 billion price tag; guess who pays if Mother Nature picks on parked F-35s; and more.
July 10, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: China-threat hyperbole soars ever higher; the officer in charge of building a new ICBM is fired; Biden slights troops who died on his watch; and more.
July 03, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: defense contractors have gotten too big to defend the nation; Pentagon weapons spend an entire decade in development before being fielded; a general faces court martial; and more.
June 26, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: the Pentagon peanut gallery quakes when a top official doesn’t commit to a new jet fighter; a pair of Army officers say what we’ve been saying for decades; the House whiffs on defense bill; and more.
June 19, 2024 | Mark Thompson
This week in The Bunker: how wrong decisions led to the loss of a $35 million jet fighter; Big Defense Contractors support congressional Big Liars; the Gaza pier’s lesson; and more.
June 12, 2024 | Mark Thompson
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