US Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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Reuters reporting that the Pentagon (headline updated to Trump) will award the NGAD contract on Friday.
The competitors for the contract are Lockheed and Boeing and personally looking at the stock movement I'm going to put a penny on Boeing getting the contract.
The competitors for the contract are Lockheed and Boeing and personally looking at the stock movement I'm going to put a penny on Boeing getting the contract.
Curious. Both F-22 and F-35 are their current flagships which is by LM. Unless The Air Force are not happy with the current state that we don't know about or Trump has some stocks in BA, it baffles me on why they choose to go for Boeing, esp when they at their lowest point
That's easy enough to explain, in the case of the US they want to keep manufacturers in the business of making military aircrafts. If they keep giving contracts to the same company the others might eventually atrophy, lose their technical knowhow, go out of business or quit the business entirely. Less manufacturers means less flexibility in design and manufacturing, and potential for getting "uneconomical" proposals, and they're already down to 3 major players in the business, if one of them bails it'd basically be a monopoly. Giving out contracts is about logistical politics and regular politics as much as it is about putting forward a viable platform.
Also, the Boeing prediction is just a guess, its not locked yet. Lets wait a few hours then we'll know for sure.
One of the reporters for (Valerie Insinna) from Breaking Defense was asking for any info about a “certain aircraft” for Friday on Twitter. Makes me think NGAD award is coming.
Hmm might’ve sold the stock early then…