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“The Pentagon is writing massive checks to scale interceptor production, but defense contractors won't actually break ground on new facilities until Congress appropriates the cash.”

“When you exclusively own the blueprints for a 1,325-jet platform, you get to write your own checks for the unglamorous logistics plumbing that keeps them airborne.”

“Moving the SPICE 1000 to the F-35 platform provides a critical GPS-independent strike option for operations in heavily jammed airspace.”

“Forcing startups to self-fund the R&D for a $700B orbital weapons platform is certainly one way for the Pentagon to keep its own balance sheet clean.”

“Adapting proven Navy Tomahawk and SM-6 missiles for mobile ground trucks gives the U.S. Army a 1,000-mile land-attack capability in Europe without waiting years to develop a new missile from scratch.”

“Solid rocket motors have historically bottlenecked GMLRS production, making automated manufacturing the only viable path to matching the current burn rate of allied munitions.”

“The US defense industrial base took three years of delays just to deliver two fighter jets to a critical geopolitical flashpoint, proving that securing the budget is only half the battle.”