defense contractor

also referred to as: defense contractors

2 statements across 2 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 2 people on the record · first statement Apr 4, 2023 by Palmer Luckey · across every show →

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Apr 4, 2023 negative

Insight

Luckey: Cost-plus contracts incentivize defense contractors to maximize costs and delays

“Most companies in this space are defense contractors. They work on cost plus contracts where they get paid for their time and their materials, and then a fixed percentage of profit up to on top of that. Usually a very small percentage of profit. And so the onl…”

Palmer Luckey Apr 4, 2023 ▶ 29:25 Palmer Luckey - Future of Virtual Reality, AI War, Autonomous Killing Machines, Militarized Policing

Apr 15, 2026 neutral

Assertion Supported

Michael: US defense contractors consolidated from 50 in 1980s to five

“So, so in the eighties, during the height of the cold war, we had about 50 defense contractors, five zero, and they consolidated down to five.”

Emil Michael Apr 15, 2026 ▶ 53:51 The Pentagon's AI Plan + Behind the Anthropic Fight — With Under Secretary of War Emil Michael

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