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[JumpCrisscross]

> company is going to get acquired by the military?

When has the U.S. military ever acquired a contractor?

> Why does that help make it not vapor-ware?

The military has money. There is obvious strategic value in a second supercruise turbofan, particularly one optimised for high thrust and efficiency.

[pie420 → JumpCrisscross]

SpaceX, Boeing, Northrop, Lockheed are all owned by the US government. The government just allows the american public to invest in these companies.