Why The U.S. Government Pays Lockheed Martin Billions 

Really cute.

Extremely cute

US manned war aircraft are a waste of it's future. Stick with satellites & projectiles...and quit provoking others to fire on your narcissism

Chi chan ok wu zetian, any other ancient chinese wisdom?

Fact

victor nderu you mean they must be killed. Oh hold on, we don’t live in communist country, so corporate snakes can get away with robbing millions.

@@Vladi_AK47 do you even have any idea how much the top hierarchy of communist regime makes ?.

NICE PUN, MATE.

Andrey K. I dunno man. Communism ain't much better. Capitalism ain't perfect but it sure as hell is better than communism.

@@Vladi_AK47 Xi Jinping, president of China, net worth; $1.51 billion.

lobbyism - the legal corruption

@@DarkFe0 wtf do you mean? Corruption is corruption. Don't need to sugar coat it.

We should stop being so polite by using the c-word. Instead, we should call it the b-word for what it really is: bribery. I was in the Army. We had lots full of trucks and tanks no one ever uses just sitting there, collecting dust.

So socialism

@@malcolmholmes2596 socialism would be if the government nationalized the company completely.Everything right-wingers don't like they simply just label it "socialism".

Well that's the essence of world politics....look what Trump is doing...

Absolutely right.

Why do people complain that war is bankrupting the country then?

@@anom3778 it's making very few people very rich instead of putting that money toward healthcare or infrastructure.

anom because although devaluing another country does add more value to ours, is it right right thing to do? An educated species doesn’t fight and is more successful in the long run 👍🏻

id104335409 Lots of procurement officer in the military end up with very lucrative management jobs when they retire from the military in those seem said industries kind of convenient

@@v0id683 you are correct, but the original commenter is also correct

@Dean Quite the contrary

Those government officials in turn use that money to fund their elections and the cycle goes on

@Dean You clearly are not capable of seeing your system for what it is. Good for you i wish i was so cowardly that i could retreat into fantasy.

true, but later on, it will becomes wothless. F-35, and F-22 has lots of problems and over price

@@basook6116 I'd say the F-22 already stopped printing since it stopped production The F-35 on the other hand...well, you see, maybe it has problems, maybe it is overpriced, but it still has the power of foreign relations and a monopoly on the stealth export market right now, so I doubt its going to become worthless that quickly

@@andrewzheng4038 I thought that Pentagon re started to building F-22 because they have to counter act the s-400 system. thanks for the information. I do agree with you on F-35, but I think that some companies are coming up with better fighter jets with low costs. in terms of speed, MIGs are the fastest in the world. And western countries has their own version of jets

@E BI thought that too

@@basook6116 It is true that some companies are developing better fighter jets, but I still think the F-35 basically has the 5th generation market all to itself. Europe is already moving towards 6th generation which won't fly for at least a decade, and the Su-57, with India pulling out of the program, is likely doomed to the same fate as the F-22. It's mostly down to the J-20 and J-31. I definitely feel the J-31, coming out of the incredibly uncreative Shenyang corporation is a poor man's F-35. It's not nearly as good, but it's a helluva lot cheaper and I feel its short-range won't be a concern for most of its customers. I am very interested in the J-20 though; so far its main knock seems to be poor kinematics due to having the wrong engines, but if it can get the right powerplant it has the potential to be a true contender. As for the S400, I believe the USAF decided that the best answer is better electronic countermeasure and other avionics. The F-22's technology is about a full decade older than the F-35 so best guess is that they figured if the S400 can see the F-35, it can probably see the F-22 so it'd be better to build upgrades that would improve the entire fleet. There was a rumor a while ago when Japan asked about cooperating to build F-22s with F-35 avionics which sounds great, but ultimately its more costs when the USAF is already looking towards developing 6th generation fighters and increasing emphasis on AI drones (like the XQ-58). 95% of the F-22's tooling still exists in a warehouse somewhere, but the physical factories themselves are already dedicated to building F-35s, which is another massive cost and would slow down even more the delivery of an already delayed product. Ultimately, they decided it wasn't worth it, decided to focus on the next generation as far as entire airframes go and simply introduce some upgrades to tide the current fleet over

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Why? My superiority complex, that's why!

Do u even know what that is? Just a buzzword for u buzzfeeders.

And for good reason. Military technology is responsible for almost all pieces of modern technology. The military industrial complex influences technological advancement thus defence spending should not be halted.

Ikr

Aamir Chaudhry they do. Stole original format from company man but they evolving

More like CNBC upping their anti-Americanism lol

It's because of the decline in television ratings. Also RU-vid just LOVES promoting these corporate channels

oh waiy a sec. is CNBC not a canadian news network?

What a geniuses, aren't they? Those government bureaucrats.

Yes, in this case it costs less if companies merge and work together instead of buying from each other which introduces middleman prices.

@@scinary7052 Just keep telling yourself that. Because competition is a bad thing right

@@scinary7052 Exactly, it does reduce costs for companies if they have less competitors.

@@cnavarrete1999 what are you, a standard oil shareholder 🤣

CNBC was formerly owned primarily by GE, a competitor to Lockheed in the aerospace industry.

​@@colonelmustard2652the "was" says it all!!

60 trillion ? Damn

ARMITYLE KHONA at least I know $10 trillion went ‘missing’ and the pentagon can’t explain how and where it is!

The problem with your conspiracy theory is the entirety of US spending over the past 30 years is roughly $60 trillion. So every dime the govt spent is unaccounted for? 🙄

60 trillion that figure is hyperbole at best. Nothing even close to this amount

This is not true

They have way more then 800

1100 that we know of

pensioners are well fed. 😄

Conspiracy theorist much?

@@giant_avocado7973 it's a fact

@@giant_avocado7973 another fact is the double insurance policy taken out and cashed out on the owner of WTC towers 1 and 2 a week before the planes hit...?

Ashton Duda sources?

Good god

The poor already are fed... nobody starves in America. Most homeless people I see are overweight.

Well that's the essence of world politics.... and USA as a front for world capitalism.....

@@tater.5632 "Feed the poor" in this context is more than food, it's Healthcare, education, affordable housing etc. Things that's are always on the chopping board every time budgets are drafted

No money for healthcare. That’s weird right?

@@tater.5632 nowadays low quality carb full food are cheap. they make you easily fat even you don have enough nutrition.... being fat doesn't mean people get enough protein, vitamins and mineral....

@Prakash kumar how does one farmer kidnap 3 planes? how does he learn to fly said plane? How comes that he was able to take weapons onboard? It was a complete failure of the US that a couple of people could so easily hijack multiple aircraft. The US has the most expensive Spy agencies yet they slipped past all of it.

@@cuteshadow You just want to blame America for everything, you know how one farmer kidnaps 3 planes? There being more than one farmer that's how. How did he take weapons on board? they didn't have tight security before 9/11 that's how, how did he learn? Getting brief instruction, planes are pretty automated anyone can do it if you have a detailed plan. And the US spy agency is for foreign governments this was an attack that the US wasn't particularly expecting to need to keep at eye out for.

Yep. Because an afghan who can't read and has never seen the world has a small mind. And small minded people are perfect recruits for religious extremists, many of them who hate America. So, what's your point?

@@burtonl7239 it has nothing to do with CIA and Mossad

@Prakash kumar not one,some were from our allies,three or two were from saudi,one was from uae,read the list,most were from middle east,afghanistan just go unluck enough to get hit by bush to gain control of it

cuz the corporate lobbists think it will be too expensive

We have to feed the billionaires by increasing our military budget every year........

Universal healthcare would cost 100k time more than what what Lockheed receives idiot

If a war knock your door, say that you have universal healthcare

Because universal healthcare would cost trillions not billions. You might want to count those zeroes...you are missing three if you think defense spending and health care are similar in cost.

[Insert blatant failure to understand US politics here] how original and informed

me too,did they become lockheed?

@@brendanzhang7488 Yeah I think they got purchased a few years ago.

They went away from arms market. now they are working on fusion power and reusable energy.

9/11 was staged by Bush for America to enter the Middle East.

Because they are using their home computers

same reason why tv networks are never on the same page as tv studios, they're ran by old people

I don't trust any expert that doesn't have a high quality mic handy.

@@theunconventionaldeal3879 guess that would make me trust worthy then

Yep. Read his book yrs ago & past away before another war. WWII

Its amazing how a company that made the shittest jet fighters killed all the competition.

Ah yes, the manned missile

Public no but private yes

No it just means we have bigger guns than the other guys

Yeah, sure seems like the USA has alot of dangerous neighbors in North America, they better watch out or they could get invaded.

Neat Noot your sarcasm is beautiful.

Scinary more like shittier roads and healthcare

@@neatnoot214 The USA has dangerous neighbors worldwide. And they don't need to invade to cause US harm. Because US economy is interlocked with global trade, they only need to start a tantrum where they are to disrupt the US economy. So yeah, they need big guns, if only to keep those enemies in their place.

"other investors" 🤔

I used to work at that Missiles and Fire Control plant. It was cool because I had used some of the products from them in combat. But you’re right, just a few miles away is I-Drive. It’s like Port Canaveral with Disney Cruise ships and Nuclear Ballistic Missile Subs.

Largest employer in Colorado is Lockheed Martin, followed by University of Colorado.

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Who did?

Only +540% not that much compared to the GAFA

That's why they had to stop making it and make the F35 instead. The F22 no longer makes them lots of money.

We will never know unless it actually gets into a dogfight with other stealth fighters.

@@JarJarBinkz68 true, but on paper it's better than others

@You are ugly but the f22 had few sold

It was never used in combat we can't be sure it's really that good.

yea lol happy dayz

HA! Healthcare costs over a trillion dollars in the US and still doesn't cover everyone,

The whole fokin world pays for it. American companies are everywhere.

Thin air. US Goverments makes money out of thin air. Which I. Could too.

Japan pays every year $10 billions

Ranjeet Japan is a little puppy

Dreamers are illegals. If they work at all, there's a low chance they're paying taxes. The only way for them to do so is if they have fake SSNs and are actively defrauding the government. I'm quite certain the illegals are not paying the defense budget. That is being paid by the 40-45% of top earners in this country who pay a net tax in to the IRS. That's right. The "rich" pay for the national defense budget (and everything else the government buys).

you don't wait until your air bases are being attacked to develop military tech do ya?

@@mmoarchives2542 The military industrial complex creates enemies to fight. The money is waisted. Stop it. Fake enemies. Spend money on priorities now. Free Healthcare. Free public college. Etc.

hans zimmer, dunkirk

sound of blood dripping

He is waiting for gloabal warming to build an ice wall

its just fences, and you can see through it

@gothicman03 i got banned fro 50 years on battlefield hoardline fourm for that wet walker joke

there is virtual wall they been developing mostly operated by A.I drones

Middle Class kids don't sign up for the military. Which is why the middle class has to be eliminated

James Petersen Yes they do, it’s not even rare.

@@dr.lyleevans6915 The point behind my off handed remark, is that middle class kids don't join the military because it is their only means of economic advancement. They may well join for heritage, honor, god and country, or an education. Which makes them good candidates for the Officer ranks. But if you have a society of privileged dope smoking draft dodgers like several of our last commanders in Chief, and the rest of us are deplorable gutter tripe, it is much easier to raise fodder for the IMC to wage wars over oil and resources. While lining the pockets of the elite.

@@jamespetersen9385 That's stupid, the middle class shrinking doesn't benefit the military they have more than enough soldiers.

James Petersen Oh ok, I understand what your saying. Unfortunately, you are on to something.