Posted on 11/26/2022 5:21:37 AM PST by JonPreston
Raytheon Technologies, in particular, has hired retired individuals to increase the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems.
To meet the demand brought on by the conflict in Ukraine, the biggest Western arms producers are increasing their production of rocket launchers, tanks, and ammunition.
In order to increase the production of Stinger anti-aircraft missile systems,the American company Raytheon Technologies has hired back retired employees.
Since the conflict started, American company Lockheed Martin has increased the production of Javelin antitank systems by twofold and has plans to increase the production of HIMARS MLRS and missiles for it by 60% of the level at the beginning of this year.
The Pentagon placed a $200 million order with L3Harris, a manufacturer of drones, tracking systems, and specialized equipment, just for Ukraine.
According to executive director Armin Papperger, The Wall Street Journal notes that the German defense company Rheinmetall anticipates winning a number of significant contracts for 2023.
According to news reports from November 14, 2022, German defense company Rheinmetall AG has acquired Spanish ammunition developer Expal Systems.
Expal will become the main ammunition, propellant, and weapons business for Rheinmetall after the 1.2 billion-euro ($1.2 billion) acquisition.
Expal Systems S.A., a Spanish company that specializes in the production of explosives, was purchased by Rheinmetall AG in order to fulfill the orders.
Despite the generally unfavorable economic situation in Germany, which is experiencing record high inflation, the group’s shares have increased by 115% since January 2022 on the expectation of large order
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Raytheon needs to thank Putin for starting this unnecessary war by illegally invading Ukraine
Hush, foreigner
no, Irish Commie
You have an impressive resume!
And Ukraine and ZelenskyyIdiot needs to thank “I am proud of my Nazi grandpa” Chrystia Freeland for the Canuckistan Nazi war bond drive for the Nazi Kyiv Ukraine regime.....
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do
Translation: military industrial complex is happy. Here and abroad, as one reads the European press too.
Add to this the worldwide mRNA industrial complex being very happy, and one sees why the "climate change" proponents and others are working to steadfastly to carve out their "fair share" of the public purse.
If a few economies have to die along the way, well, that's just collateral damage.
Western companies are increasing production of weapons.
That is just sick. It’s sick!
Trump’s fault.
A great man once said, "war is a racket"
1,000,000 guns sold per month for 38 months straight, Small arms industry is making a killing also.
Eisenhower warned of military industrial complex in 1962. Beware.
He was a man who knew the horrors of war, and he was right.
I was worried that war profiteers wouldn’t be able to afford a new yacht this year
So Biden helps perpetuate a war where we have no ally,
but I am immoral for having a Glock.
I’m serious…
Smedley Butler.
Since a big chunk of the story is about, uh, a German company expanding by buying a Spanish company ... I think they count as foreigners, no? Or do they all have honorary US passports somehow?
A matter of interest - I (a foreigner!) used to be a “road warrior” traveling to factory floors to all of the mentioned companies, @30 years ago (among many others in similar lines of work). Lockheed AND what was then Martin Marietta, and General Dynamics in Pomona, which was acquired by Raytheon. Because of all the post-”peace dividend” mergers into Lockheed and Raytheon I’m sure I’m leaving a bunch of others out.
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