Musk and Bezos Get Their Billion-Dollar Federal Contracts After Sucking Up to Trump

Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos. Photograph: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images By Amethyst Martinez, Publishd by The Daily Beast, 7 April 2025 The space race between the two billionaires continues. Billions of dollars in federal contracts have been awarded to Elon Musk’s and Jeff Bezos’ companies, solidifying the ties between two of

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Trump Demonstrates His Ignorance in Ordering Development of “Golden Dome” Missile Defense

Image: Iron Dome By Dave Lindorff, Published by Counter Punch, 26 March 2025 Impressed with the success of Israel’s ‘Iron Dome’ missile defense against a attack by Iranian missiles and drones, President Trump has ordered the US war department to begin research on developing what he calls a ”Golden Dome” defense system

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Space Force gets $40 million boost for commercial space services

By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 25 March 2025 WASHINGTON — Congress earmarked $40 million for commercial surveillance, reconnaissance and tracking services in the recently passed fiscal year 2025 continuing resolution spending bill. Col. Richard Kniseley, director of the Space Force’s Commercial Space Office, said the funding represents a vote

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An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. Stocktrek Images via Getty

Welcome to the New Military-Industrial Complex

An MQ-9 Reaper sits on the flightline at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada. By Michael T. Klare, Published by The Nation, 24 February 2025 An assortment of new firms, born in Silicon Valley or incorporating its disruptive ethos, have begun to challenge the older ones for access to lucrative Pentagon

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Lockheed Martin, Boeing compete for military satellite contract amid commercial disruption

The Mobile User Objective System's four-satellite constellation official transferred to the Space Force this year. (Lockheed Martin) By Sandra Erwin, Published by Space News, 8 February 2025 WASHINGTON — Lockheed Martin and Boeing are advancing competing designs for next-generation military communications satellites, even as some experts question whether the Pentagon

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UK taxpayer faces £200m loss from bailout of OnewebSatellite bailout leaves Britain nursing losses as shares plunge to record low

A CGI image of a OneWeb satellite. (Credit: OneWeb) By Guy Taylor, Published by City AM, 27 December 2024 The UK taxpayer faces a £200m paper loss from the government’s decision to bailout satellite-internet company Oneweb. Imperilled Oneweb was saved by the government in 2020 after filing for bankruptcy. In

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