US Military News, Reports, Data, etc.
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the worse part is how cheap it is to do this, Aipac only spent $800K in lobby efforts??
JUST $800K???? HOW CHEAP ARE YOU, there are mercenary companies more expensive than this
The specified in AIPAC's most recent quarterly represents direct spend on lobbying in the second quarter of 2026 (Q3 FY26): think payments to registered lobbyists — often, if not usually, former staffers and officials — for literally talking to or otherwise engaging with both elected and appointed American officials, though mostly members of Congress.
This is on top of the and a total of $3,757,105 (, , , ) that AIPAC spent on such efforts in the first quarter of 2026 and the entirety of calendar year 2025, respectively.
AIPAC — or at least what is technically speaking — does not actually funnel cash directly to its chosen candidates from its own checkbook.
Instead, political contributions — whether cold hard cash or nominally independent media spend — are disbursed via subordinate and affiliate PACs and Super PACs, and moreover, through AIPAC's massive network of Zionist (mega)donors and their various vehicles.
Think of AIPAC as one of the principal C2 nodes of the that tells its members, affiliated donors and broader network where to direct their dollars and whom to shower with spend — which can total in the billions in a single election cycle — rather than the ultimate uberdonor in itself.
Yeah I understand that, still even if collectively its a couple of billions on all things, thats (while high) relatively cheap.
Imagine in a different world if Soviets wanted to mess with US, had done indirect lobbying than spending on other things
Meanwhile Hegseth has ordered Gender affirming care for Military personal over 30.
Probably got kickbacks in the form of trafficked underage children.
The US Department of Defense is planning to construct a new missile instrumentation ship based on the National Security Multi-Mission Vessel and will be produced at Philly Hanwha Shipyard. Not much info around the ship right now, but I think it will be interesting to see what radar systems it will have.
I believe the currently active missile range instrumentation ship is the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen which houses the Cobra King radar system. That ship was comissioned in 2014 and is under US Navy control. I suspect the Navy will also own this new ship, but I don't think that is clear in this announcement.
USNS Howard O. Lorenzen
I believe the currently active missile range instrumentation ship is the USNS Howard O. Lorenzen which houses the Cobra King radar system. That ship was comissioned in 2014 and is under US Navy control. I suspect the Navy will also own this new ship, but I don't think that is clear in this announcement.
USNS Howard O. Lorenzen