we are taking a very data-driven approach toward a potential pbl with lockheed martin. so we're working hard at understanding where the operational availability, the mission capability, and where the cost per flight hour are being driven and making sure we come up with a win-win situation for both the war fighter, as well as the taxpayer. thank you. >> clarification on the parts ms. lord, are those a thousand different parts or a thousand parts types. >> individual parts. >> okay, thank you, ladies and gentlemen. gentlemen. >> [inaudible] >> my only problem is i would not characterize it as all messed up. i would not-- >> what are the lessons learned? what are you doing differently? [inaudible conversations] >> on facebook, 126 million people were exposed to russian manipulation attempts in the 2016 election, 20 million people on instagram, 10 million tweets on twitter to 6 million followers. we know russia attack voting systems in all 50 states. we know they targeted misinformation at specific people and we know that 27% of voting age americans saw russian misinformati

we got off to a slow start due to disagreements with lockheed martin how to proceed. early days of the program it was not jsc it was à Ãproprietary environment in which we were going to do that work. we elected about two peo's ago to paul that work out of that proprietary environment and put it into a u.s. government owned facility in the j fc that will allow us to integrate other aircraft from other manufacturers into the system of systems work later. there simply a lot of work to be done and as we do that integration and as we make progress the system stays rules more of those pieces into the flights get more complex and you find more things relative to the interactions between those systems. >> to the program underestimate how much work needed to be done? >> i don't know that we underestimated how much work could be done but we struggle getting out of the gates in particular with our relationship with lockheed and actually doing the work. their relationship is very much better now we are working side-by-side with the vetted engineers sitting side-by-side with the n

drawing board and they said lockheed martin boeing dime corp international computer sciences corp andaero vironment all told eric about 70 companies are interested in this $1000000000.00 contract as we look out for 35710 years this market remains a very much a growth market. this the disease a permanent war the destroyer the battle waste. aslambek fundamentalism. empower all of those who profit from a more politically economically and militarily. make no mistake a nuclear armed iran is not a challenge that can be contained it would threaten the elimination of israel the security of gulf nations and the stability of the global economy. at risk triggering a nuclear arms race in the region and the un raveling of the nonproliferation treaty. and how close is iran to getting. well let me show you brought a diagram for. here's a darter. this is a bomb. this is a fuse. where should a red line be drawn. a red line should be drawn right here. the threat from iran is a political football what was interesting was that many israelis including people from the military said as long as there is an e

just ahead of airstrikes in syria defense firms lockheed martin northrop raytheon and general dynamics corp all set stock price records their shareholders are making money off the unusually large number of conflicts around the world. every 2 years or so the military. right after there is a trade show in which israeli weapon companies show their technology. companies which are becoming increasingly important and very significant. depend on those wars the 1st thing that they say when they try to market we've already used. by making that claim they're able to compete with weapon manufacturers from other countries. the united states is the biggest supplier of military aid to israel this attack on gaza also trade show for the united states arms industry in. iran in isis are competing for the crown of militant islam one calls itself the islamic republic the other calls itself the islamic state. both want to impose a militant islamic empire 1st on the region and then on the entire world they just disagree among themselves who'll be the ruler of that and for. in this deadly game of thrones the

and blue moon spacecraft which they're pitching as part of a lunar landing bid that includes lockheed martin is another business that represents one of the first significant revenue streams for the company. the reusable engines that make all of the plans possible. blue origin is building them for its own rockets, but also producing them for united launch alines, the giant venture between lockheed martin and boeing, which is also developing its own rocket, about 30 miles from here in decatur, alabama. blue origin is building a new 200 million rocket engine factory in huntsville, expected to open early next year. i sat down exclusively with the ceo, bob smith, to discuss the investment and how it fits into the broader strategy at blue origin take a listen. >> huntsville is known as rocket city, it is deservingly so that's where much of the u.s. rocket capability came from, going back to the '50s and '60s, that's where it all started. it has a great receptacle of talent there that you can tap into it has been decades in building. we wanted to go to where the talent is and where you get great su

were able tose observe this morning with the three of us with a full alaska delegation at the lockheed martin plant to participate as we seek to roll off the line the first s 35 based in ogden air force base the first two squadrons a complement of 54 but it was a reminder to all of us all we have done in the state of alaska with a strategic position not only in the country but in the world and clearly he recognize that as he was a visionary in so many areas. he was a visionary when it came to understanding the promise of the arctic itself and how we ensure that is pretty remote and isolated and is prepared and able to protect. so today, as we think about that role that senator stevens envisioned to protect and defend the country but also our broader more global role of responsibility today i talk about legislation that i would introduce along with senator sullivan to authorize the department of defense to create a sixth regional center for security studies on the arctic. it is very clear to us the department of defense in particular keys in on the challenges that we face in the arctic. . . .

he now is working at the division of lockheed martin. he's told me, i'm coming home at thanksgiving, and i want to buy you dinner. things like that where you just give everything that you have, because it's not for me anymore. it's about my kids, the future and their en children's children, and i want to contribute now. >> i'd like so to have see a lot more students having choices like that. >> i'll be brief. i think the only extra point i would add to that is, as i stated earlier, reaching further back into the grade levels, if we're thinking about trying to grow, which absolutely we need to do, grow the underrepresented groups within the stem field, the professional ranks, i do think that we will get more bang for the buck if we reach back as early as we possibly can, and whatever the programs are, whether their nasa programs or department of ed programs or wherever they live, i think we need to start early. because a lot of those prereceived notions, some of them are cultural, some of them are i am policity bias. whatever the reasons

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people who are invested in this state or people like the largest defense contractor in the world lockheed martin they will die before they see it. what's. going to change the world. we're probably already working. what did martin basically just similar to your last 2 posts with the stern tickles you knowing all branches of the government and the whole them. and this is it that make them if you look like a bunch of schoolboys. fiscal year 9992.3 trillion missing fiscal year 2001 point one trillion missing the pentagon has claimed year after year that the reason it can't account for the money is because its computers don't communicate with each other one trillion $1.00 bills stacked high would reach nearly 68000 miles into space one 3rd of the way to the moon. i got a phone call from the f.b.i. saying that i was a target of a death threat. and that's what happens when you go against the big boy. who has the contract today to make those systems communicate with each other and how much have the taxpayers paid for them there are times that corporations do things they should not do in which case they

and lockheed martin broke ground upon a hypersonic facility outsidehe city. >> they're trying to becomeovation hubthe south with artificial intelligence and other technologies quantum computingr space fashan hypersonics. all of the technologies brought together with ai. >> that combination on the area as deep roots in s.t.e.m. have attracted other industries. >> polaris90pent $1illion to open a factory here three years ago, assembling sling shot and ranger vehicles. the ceo says it was an easy cision to make. >> i think the longstanding been in huntsville for so many s years since world war ii, really, and thn w the red stone arsenal and the army saturate com as well, there is a good infrastructure of personnel. >> and por arris isn't alone. e., toyotaen mazda, even facebook having making investments pmt even the fbi is busy expanding what it calls an hq 2 on the army's red stone arsenal. from 2000 to 2017, the huntsvilleetro area grew population jobs and wages all at roughly two times the national rate. and at a time of low re it's a stunningly low 2.1%. a non-profit biocollective focu

that's helped arrow jet and rocket dine to move headquarters and lockheed martin hasgr broke nd just outside the city. >> trying to become an innovationeub of south with artificial intelligence and othertechnologies, quantum computing, all those technologies brought together with a.i. reporter: that combination and the area's deep roots in s.t.e.m. have attracted other industries blair spent90 $1 million to open a factory her three years ago, asseling slingshot and ranger vehicles. ceo scott wine a says it wa easy decision to make. >> i think the longstanding commitment to engineerien that's n htsville for so many years, since world war ii, rely, and then with the red stone arsenal there, they a stratcom as well, thergood infrastructur of personnel. >> reporter: blair isn't alone. , toyota, mazda, even facebook, have been making investments. even the fbi is busy expanding what it calls an hq2 on the army's red stone arsenal. huntsville metro area grew population, jobs, and wages at roughly two times the national rate. at a time of low unemployment acrossu. the , here it's a stunningl

people who are invested in this state or people like the largest defense contractor in the world lockheed martin they will die before they see it. going to change the world. we're probably already working. for good margin basically your last 2 pulls of the system tickles you knowing all branches of the government. of the whole. and this is the group. that make them if you look like a bunch of schoolboys. fiscal year 9992.3 trillion missing fiscal year 2001 point one trillion missing the pentagon has claimed year after year that the reason it can't account for the money is because its computers don't communicate with each other one trillion $1.00 bills stacked high would reach nearly 68000 miles into space one 3rd of the way to the moon. i got a phone call from the f.b.i. saying that i was a target of a death threat. and that's what happens when you go against the big boys who has the contracts today to make those systems communicate with each other and how much have the taxpayers paid for them there are times that corporations do things they should not do in which case they tend to be suspended

has a new name it's called m s n b c who is the sponsor of m s n b c but the defense industry lockheed martin boeing have ads on rachel maddow show you wonder how they rebranded the same. the same genocide they get rachel maddow to yes track to use mr action the distaff see how they get away with it they've got this talking puppet talking nonsense conspiracy nonsense she's the new alex jones except she's now in the employ of n.b.c. which by the way is owned by comcast which is involved in some nefarious stuff to distract to the to mr wrecked the audience to get away with rebranding the genocide that america perpetrates she's rebranding the cold war the left used to be against . this sort of hysteria and xenophobia but now therefore it's so in a convincing by that that when you have to do by guys like rachel maddow does like adam schiff you know well actually i don't as a dog i think glenn beck co-opted it on fox and yet a brilliant career and then he moved over to some other network on his own accord because you want to bug you know once you go by guy you can start to go back you can slip dow

sales to saudi arabia it's because it's profitable this war is profitable for wall street for lockheed martinartin for the big weapons sellers and it has devastating consequences for the people of yemen especially the civilians the children where there are 2000000 children facing severe malnutrition there's been cholera epidemics all of this caused by a war that is an attempt by a come lately reactionary monarchy and saudi arabia to impose its will because it's threatened by any form of popular government and actually the u.s. is also threatened by anything that isn't an absolute monarchy as you mentioned some of the sort of business and economics rationale behind it we'll come back to that let's talk a moment about laws because u.s. laws do not allow the use of weapons to violate human rights without much but as you said that has been multiple reports and instances over the side like coalition inflicting harm on civilians there's been civilian casualties is the united states thereby violating its own laws by still providing the own homes. u.s. is absolutely violating its own laws in the most

the pentagon announced it is approaching 478 478f35 fighters from lockheed martin at a cost of $34 billion. defense department officials gave more details on the contract and potential timetable for the fighter jet program at a news conference. as i have consistently said, the f-35 program remains one of my top acquisition and sustainment priorities.f earlier this month, at our last press briefing, i made a commitment to come back to you when we were ready to announce the next f-35 contract, so here we are.

we saw it at the lockheed-martin plant. and the nearly 70 years later, we are struggling to give women equal representation in these fields . that is why my fellow co-chair, brend and boyle and i introduce women in apprenticeship in nontraditional occupation act that will break barriers for women who are entering into these occupations. the best way we can celebrate is by taking action to ensure that all americans have a fair shot entering our work force and achieving the american dream. i want to thank my colleague, jackie speier on her work on legislation that we will vote on, the rosie the riveter act which will horny female who supported war efforts during the world war ii time period. thank you, mr. speaker, and i w yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from kentucky, mr. comer, for five minutes. mr. comer: mr. speaker, i rise foster recognize necco care of kentucky. it works tirelessly to place thousands of children to supportive and caring families. with foster parents from all walks

i wonder how many of them have stock in lockheed martin and other defense contractors. and i would like to hear what you think of that. they can make a lot of that. people need to learn how to listen because a minute ago guillermo from texas wants to know if you're a veteran. i've heard it mentioned about 10 times that your veteran. that's the problem in this country's people are not listening. they are so brainwashed by other people that they don't listen. >> thanks for the call. we will get a response. >> in regards to defense contractors and the military-industrial complex i think it's right to question the amount of influence they have in washington and there's definitely members of congress that are mores influenced by what they view as the interests of defense contractors in their state as opposed to what's best for the overall national security of the united states. that's why you see congress theme in and out forcing to buy things that they don't need, forcing them to keep open facilities they don't want anymore or that are under capacity. to be clear, i'm pro d

hypersonics missiles that travel at mach 5 or faster are being developed here rock rocket dyne and lockheed martinon billions has recently broken ground on a facility just outside of the city. >> they are trying to become the innovation hub of the south with artificial intelligence and other technology space is faster and all of those brought together with ai >> deep roots in stem have attracted other deep space to the area hudson in the research park includes company like serina they a they are pticks. it all comes down to space, even the president of hudson tells us, quote, he has real rocket scientists working with the labs >> what is amazing to me about the story. hun huntsville has so many phds and they can put people in outer space but apparently, there is no department store where you and your producer can go buy gloves >> there is a hobby lobby trip in my future if things go according to plan. but yes, the fact that you have this rich base of aerospace and defense companies has attracted other industry to the area something we'll talk about in greater detail the economic growth here, the n

maybe a month after me putting in applications, opportunities started raining in from lockheed martin and general dynamics. i'm now employed at general dynamics, and if you can push it through empower, greater all the way. i hope you look out for the veteran. thank you. >> president yee: thank you. next speaker. >> tom gilberti. last week, chief scott was in the chamber. one of the main reasons why chief scott is chief scott is because public comment during those meetings, you get more reforms if you hire somebody outside the department. to tony chaplain, i remember him saying after 25 years, he would love to leave his mark on the department. three months ago, i said trump would morally and economically bankrupt our country on the moral charges. let's ask the kurds what they think of him. 3.5 years ago, i mentioned something about piranhas devouring their prey in reference to the taxi companies being devoured by uber and lyft. the taxi companies were basically hanging out at alamo, and they were looking for some help. i would love to challenge mayor breed to settle this score. make it

lockheed martin, raytheon all up 45% or more this year. the out performance in the defensive -- defense sector has pushed investors to look for under the radar names. guys, back to you. >>> thank you very much. michael bloomberg getting serious about a presidential campaign he's about to spend millions on ads targeting key states including many states that they don't know who he is >>> tesla unveiling its highly anticipated cyber truck. it literally cracked under pressure wall street not impressed. he l e eang details. obvious. sometimes, they just drop in. cme group can help you navigate risks and capture opportunities. we enable you to reach global markets and drive forward with broader possibilities. cme group - how the world advances. ♪ so w>>i'm searching for info on options trading, and look, it feels like i'm just wasting time. wasted time is wasted opportunity. >>exactly. that's why td ameritrade designed a first-of-its-kind, personalized education center. see, you just >>oh, this is easy. yeah, and that's >>oh, just what i need. c

down here and not talk about united launch alliance this is the joint venture between boeing and lockheed martint's been building rockets about 30 miles west of here in alabama since its creation in 2006 the ceo tells me that the huntsville area is, quote, perfect, thanks to a highly skilled work force and a supply chain grown up around the company. these are factors that matter now more than ever >> this is a record for us >> two classes of rockets, both made here in northern alabama. >> it's that busy because our launch years of next year, 2020 and 2021 are just jam packed. >> ula's rocket factory is the largest in the western world with 650 employees and some suppliers on site. >> this is the first vulcan flight panel coming through for the first vulcan rocket. >> 30 rockets are in production, including ula's big bet on the future it's the powerful next gen rocket in development for five years with plans for the first orbital flight in 2021 the first customer is robotic lander startup astrobotic tha nt the main purpose is to work if the air force. a program that will dole out nearly 300 contr

nato member, has the second-biggest military in nato and was expected to by about 100 of the lockheed martinand that is on hold now as they soar out whether turkey will whether to -- sorts out turkey will continue to purchase. david: we had ambassador hutchinson and ambassador dinago on here recently who thought that they could still put that together. i thought they had bought the s-400 and were deploying them already. dol: that is right, but we not necessarily believe it is deployed or activated. the pentagon said they expect turkey to activate that fully by the end of the year. it is very close and we are talking about a matter of weeks. there is still time in theory turkey to send that in moscow. biggest itemthe the two presidents are probably discussing today. david: is there room for maneuver of either president on that? , thatesident erdogan would be a big step down for him. on the other hand, president trump, i am not sure he could get it passed congress. bill: you are spot on. president erdogan said that is a done deal and that he has bought the s-400 and that is it. that he is stil

nike, amazon, cvs health, lockheed martin and jp morgan.o bring in a diverse employee culture and they're looking kind of to folks like you to bring those people into them. >> sure. i think people are saying well, how can we bring people into the workforce, people thought apprenticeships were just for building, construction, traditional trades. but a modern apprenticeship is now banking, finance, healthcare, hospitality. people should think how is an apprenticeship different, where is one available for me, ask locally and companies should say how can i get a return on investment on bringing entry level people into my company. cheryl: you work with candidates to find the right apprenticeship if they need it, correct? >> absolutely. absolutely. cheryl: nicholas, it's a very interesting idea and part of our modern times, the new workforce. >> thank you. cheryl: thank you for coming in. over to you. lauren: jerry jones agrees, collicolin kaepernick's workout turned into a secret. he said, quote, that situation from the get-go probably had a lot

general, the one element everyone likes about boeing is the defense sector to me i'd like to go to lockheed martin to play that theme rather than a boeing with all the hair on it. >>> coming up, the holiday shopping season around the corner should the retail sector expect a lump of coal in its stocking this year? >>> one top strategist says you may have missed your chance to get in on this record rally. a pullback is coming live from tis ua imesqren new york city. much more "fast money" right after this ♪ ♪ not much, how about you? >>are you answering my text in person? i am...yeah. >>lol. come on in. this is tech that helps you be there. the nissan altima. now offering the most tech-advanced engine in its class. now offering the most tech-advanced non-gmo, made with naturally sundown vitamins are all sourced colors and flavors and are gluten & dairy free. they're all clean. all the time. even if sometimes we're not. sundown vitamins. all clean. all the time. hey. ♪hey. you must be steven's phone. now you can take control of your home wifi and get a notification the instant someone new joins your

kind of like the old school lockheed martin stunt planes in a small facility and put together an airplane with a small design hand tools. i would like to get back to that. i'd like to work with companies who would work there. similar to the automotive industry there are companies who , would grow up saying i want to design real cool airplanes and airplanes are cool and want to work with the air force and i don't have to grow into a huge production entity. we would try to keep programs continually in that halfway house between mass production until the nation or the war fighter needs us to go buy a lot of one airplane in quantity. i hope when they ask that, we can do that much faster and my biggest hope, i can't prove to you today, it's just a hope. that we might eventually get airplanes designed in a way where if we did have to go to war, heaven for bed we'd go to , industrial capacity to do part of the assembly which i think right now we couldn't. so, that world war ii greatest generation, i'm not sure we could recreate that today. in fact, i doubt we could. maybe by making airplanes and

.>> next a briefing on the pentagon on the new $34 billion contract with lockheed martin for the s 35ter aircraft. the defense officials hili

he entered the private sector as a vice president at lockheed martin and then served as president of the propulsion company. captain crippen earned his bachelor's in aerospace engineering from the university of texas at austin and was elected to the national academy of engineering in 2012. it's my pleasure to introduce bob crippen. [ applause ] >> thank you, deanne, and good morning. i am really pleased that al pulled together this panel of friends of mine that it's great to be up here, especially with my former boss and friend tom stafford. as he indicated, i -- he selected me as one of his support crew for the apollo soyuz mission, and took us over to russia to star city and the soviet union, yes, it was, but it was still the russia parliament. [ laughter ] and even out to their launch site, which was -- i think we were the first foreigners to ever visit that. and then i had the pleasure of tucking tom and the rest of his crew into the command module for their launch on apollo soyuz, so we go back a long ways as he indicated, but it's also a pleasure to be up here with sandy magnus

and move on to the next big thing >> ula is the result of a joint venture between boeing and lockheed martinfter the last big satellite boom that was expected in the late '90s and never really materialized. and actually led to something of a collapse in the launch market back then. but joining us now for more is mark boggette, ceo of seraphim capital. >> good evening. >> i want to get your response to tony bruno's comments just now and i guess, in terms of context, why perhaps he's wrong given the fact that you are making investments in this space. >> well, indeed, there are now nearly 150 companies that have raised venture capital funding in the launch segment. and i actually tend to agree with him i think that there are too many companies that have been invested and it's highly likely that the majority of them will fail but i still think that we will be left with three, four, five, six venture-backed launch companies that will go on to succeed. >> now, mark, investing in space, at cnbc.com, i would point viewers towards some of the articles written by my colleague, michael sheets there. th

due to the fact that i wonder how many of them have stock in lockheed martin and other defense contractpanies. i'd like hear you think of that. states can make a law to do such a thing. and the other is, people need to learn how to listen instead of just having their opinion, because like the man just a minute ago, game early owe from texas, he wants to know if you're a veteran. i've heard you mention about 10 times you're a veteran. that's the problem in this country now. people do not listen. they're so busy forming their own opinion or being brainwashed by the people that they don't listen to what anyone else has to say. host: kevin, thanks for the call. we'll get a response. guest: well, in regards to the defense contractors and the military industrial complex, i think it is right to question the amount of influence they have in washington, and there's definitely, you know, members of congress that make votes that are more influenced by what they view as the interests of defense contractors and manufacturers in their states as opposed to what is best for the overall national securit

the three of us, the full alaska delegation were in fort worth, texas, at the lockheed-martin plant, and we were able to participate in the signing as we seek to roll off the line the first f-35 that will be based there in the air force base. it will be the first of two squadrons, a total complement of 54f-35's, but it -- it was a reminder to us all of all we've done in alaska, focusing on the geo strategic position, not owe- prepared and with that preparation able tore protect. -- to protect. today as we think about owe eas we think about that role that senator stevens envisioned for alaska in terms of our role in protecting and defending the country but also our broader, more global role and responsibility. i come today to talk about legislation that will i have introduced along with senator sullivan to authorize the department of defense to create a sixth regional senator for security studies focused on the arctic. i think it is very, very clear to us that the department of defense particularly is keying in on the challenges that we face in the arctic and with the growing prominen