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2017-03-22 Government

Navy Builds Ramjet Missile with Model Rocket Engines and a Credit Card

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Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-22 08:25|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

#1 Instead of spending money to become more agile, the big boys will spend money to lobby to get this kind of effort shut down. Progress!

Posted by M. Murcek 2017-03-22 08:51|| 2017-03-22 08:51|| Front Page Top

#2 As I've heard here often enough...

But where's the graft in that?

Using simpler methods and processes or achieve greater results - kind of like their ramjet engine.

Posted by CrazyFool 2017-03-22 09:03|| 2017-03-22 09:03|| Front Page Top

#3 The old way it was done seemed to produce results like this.

Military says we need this. Here are the specs. Whoever wants it build one and we'll go out and have them compete against each other. Winner gets contract.

The new way is whichever congressmen gets the most pork awards contract to company that gives him the most. Graft City

Posted by DarthVader 2017-03-22 09:46|| 2017-03-22 09:46|| Front Page Top

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