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I would agree if it was a typical DOD cost-plus contract, but being self-funded, somebody must have some confidence in the design. Unless the whole thing is ju
by beerandt 7y ago
I would agree if it was a typical DOD cost-plus contract, but being self-funded, somebody must have some confidence in the design.
Unless the whole thing is just cover for some other dark money project.
- phreeza 7y agoOr a play to increase stock price?
- pfdietz 7y agoSince 2014, Lockheed has expanded the volume of the concept by a factor of 100. So the power density is now comparable to ARC, about 0.5 MW/m^3. It won't fit in a truck, and has a power density grossly inferior to fission reactors. So, even if it "worked", it would be economically useless.
- ncmncm 7y agoBingo. Also, it doesn't cost release reports.
- dfsegoat 7y agoWould this fit the bill? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_SR-72 https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_SR-72