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Tl;dr: - deal is for just a hair short of US$1bn - jobs are in Tucson - proposed delivery starts 2027 - proposed launch platform is f-15 - tech is undescri
by Arubis 4y ago
Tl;dr:
- deal is for just a hair short of US$1bn
- jobs are in Tucson
- proposed delivery starts 2027
- proposed launch platform is f-15
- tech is undescribed, this is a from-scratch development, not an existing propulsion platform
- toasted-subs 4y agoSeems like a project to inject cash to relatively remotely areas to help deal with the housing crisis indirectly.
- Arubis 4y agoThat wouldn’t be atypical, but Tucson isn’t especially remote or underfunded.
- toasted-subs 4y agoWell, you cannot throw money into the middle of nowhere, but Tucson definitely won't be most people's first choice for places to live. Might also help create jobs for the people at the border aswell. Hitting multiple bird's with a single stone.
- jjk166 4y agoTucson is the headquarters of Raytheon's Missile and Defense division. Been located there for 70 years. It started out as a Hughes Aircraft Company facility relocated away from the west coast during WW2 to avoid the threat of Japanese attack.
- toasted-subs 4y agoCool tidbit! Makes a lot more sense now!