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Protesters Are Targeting Defense Contractors That Bragged About Profits from Gaza
The three biggest defense contractors in the U.S. that sell supplies to Israeli forces have all faced pro-Palestinian protests in the last month.
‘Girls Who Code’ Team Up With Tomahawk Missile Maker Raytheon
The defense manufacturer has partnered with the STEM oriented nonprofit to provide leadership and technical training to college students.
Companies Are Using Pride Month to Rainbow-Wash Bombs and Tasers
Raytheon, a military contractor with a business model that centers on making killing machines, changed its logo colors to a rainbow palette.
Raytheon Worker Blackmails Feds After Getting Into Trouble for Smoking Weed
A Raytheon missile engineer thought the federal government would be chill with his medical marijuana prescription. They were not.
The World’s Biggest Military Contractors Don’t Encrypt Their Websites
America’s largest defense contractors still don’t use HTTPS on their main websites.
US Defense Secretary Announces Navy Can Blow Up Anything It Wants, Any Time It Wants
The US Navy's SM missile can now hit anything from ships to land targets to satellites. That may not sound like a big deal — but to Chinese military planners, it certainly is.
Turkey Suddenly Remembers It's Part of NATO and Decides Not to Buy Chinese Weapons
A multibillion-dollar deal that would have put China firmly on the global arms market goes belly up, but China and Turkey are still friends.
The Company That Made the Runaway Spy Blimp Wants a $1M Apology From Canada
Raytheon Canada is filing a complaint against Ottawa over being cut from a $250 million defense project.
A Runaway Military Blimp Is Floating Aimlessly Over Pennsylvania
The runaway blimp is currently being trailed by US fighter jets.
The US Navy's New Ships Are Supposed to Hunt Mines But Can't Actually Find Them
The Navy spent 10 years and $700 million to develop a new type of mine-hunting ship, but repeated failures have led key lawmakers to suggest giving up on the project.
The Feminine Mystique of the Microwave Oven
Over the course of its lifetime, the microwave has undergone a shift from being a super-masculine piece of complicated technology to an innocuous appliance relegated to that ultra-feminine realm: The kitchen.
Killing People Overseas Will Always Be a Growth Industry
Today, foreign policy is enacted through corporations. Tasks that once would have been the sole province of the CIA or the military are routinely contracted out to firms listed on the New York Stock Exchange.