defense industrial base
1 statements across 1 episodes · 0 bullish · 1 bearish · 1 people on the record · first statement Feb 11, 2026 by Ethan Thornton · across every show →
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Feb 11, 2026 negative
Thornton: Cost-plus contracts incentivized the defense industrial base to rot out
“The way I think about it, the defense industrial base has rotted out so bad. I mean, you think about the incentive structures for the last three decades. If you're Lockheed, and I'm your supplier, and you're out in cost plus, you're incentivized to have me cha…”