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A comment on Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in one year. Parent comment

Re:Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in o... by analogpixel on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @06:12PM (#47955420)
If we don't need foreign oil, why are gas prices going up?
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Re:Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in o... by tim-tday on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @08:08PM (#47956347)
Oil companies reported record profits this week. Surely that’s unrelated?
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Re:Pentagon spending on drones jumps from $225M to $55B in o... by nullocator on Thursday April 30, 2026 @12:26AM (#47958100)
Are there any times in recent memory where they didn't report record profits though? Maybe they posted record profits despite the war not because of it (I don't think I actually believe this, not who knows).
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