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Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by NickC25 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @11:26AM (#35590768)
AFAIK, the biggest of the biggest such as Lockheed, do not have public products.

Actually, they do have a public product - it's called "corruption". They take taxpayer money intended for R&D, and instead use it to lobby the government to funnel more and more taxpayer money into their pockets each year. The public gets screwed and the large contractors get to walk away and buy more politicians.

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Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by 0zemp1c on Sunday April 16, 2023 @12:06PM (#35591253)
you voted for the people who enable them
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Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by earthling8118 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @12:36PM (#35591554)
You can say that, but I very much did not.
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Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by nradov on Sunday April 16, 2023 @02:10PM (#35592639)
Lockheed Martin sells many products in the civilian commercial market.

https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products.html

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Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by NickC25 on Sunday April 16, 2023 @02:52PM (#35593121)
You might want to actually look at the "products" on that page, and then re-read the paragraph on the top of that page.

Nothing about weapons systems, fighter jets, missiles, etc.. is intended for the civilian commercial market.

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Re:The Military-Industrial Stock Buyback Complex by nradov on Sunday April 16, 2023 @03:37PM (#35593539)
You might want to actually look at the products on that page, and then re-read my comment. Lockheed Martin sells a variety of products into the civilian commercial market including train controls, utility aircraft, satellite software, AUVs, and flight simulators. Those bring in less revenue than the military business but they are significant. It's like you guys are so eager to push your political narratives that you don't even do basic fact checking.
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