It is worth noting that NBC was until a few months ago wholly owned by General Electric, who are of course a major supplier of hardware and services to the US m

It is worth noting that NBC was until a few months ago wholly owned by General Electric, who are of course a major supplier of hardware and services to the US military. GE don't put much info about their military work on their corporate front page, but if you search their subsidary sites you'll see that they supply everything from fighter aircraft engines through to IT systems (um, perhaps even video encoding and encryptions systems). http://www.ge-ip.com/industries/mil-aero http://www.ge-ip.com/industries/mil-aero Comcast bought a controlling stake in the company last year, but GE remains a significant shareholder. (See http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/03/news/companies/comcast_nbc/index.htm http://money.cnn.com/2009/12/03/news/companies/comcast_nbc/i...)