[Mariner]

"You sure about that? That would be communism."

With all facilities, personnel and money involved being paid by taxes....no it is not communism.

The development of this engine is not a private endeavor at any level.

[aruanan]

"You sure about that? That would be communism."

With all facilities, personnel and money involved being paid by taxes....no it is not communism.

The development of this engine is not a private endeavor at any level.

Come on, get your thinking cap on. If it's not a private endeavor at any level, then it's far closer to communism than it is to capitalism.

[Kirkwood]

“The development of this engine is not a private endeavor at any level.”

Wow, are you ever wrong! DARPA money is contract money to develop commercially viable, but highly innovative products. Someone had an idea for this product and the govt agreed to fund development. A company has either already been formed or will be formed to eventually take this into Phase 3 commercial development.