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2021-07-08 Economy

WOKE Master Raytheon wins big weapons contract

[Zachs] Raytheons business unit, Missiles and Defense, clinched a $2 billion contract to conduct the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) Weapon System. The award has been offered by the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
SECDEF's old firm. Is it just me, or do I detect a pattern ?

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-08 07:30|| || Front Page|| [11127 views ] Top

#1 Play nice, win BIG !

MAIL 7 July 2021 - Raytheon goes woke: America's second largest defense firm tells staff to 'identify their privilege' and 'give those with marginalized identities the floor during meetings', leaked 'anti-racist' training manual reveals

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-08 07:38|| 2021-07-08 07:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Sales staff has a meeting, discusses biggest customer's fetish du jour. Adjusts sales pitch accordingly.

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-08 08:37|| 2021-07-08 08:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Do contractors now need to be "Woke" to do business and win defense contracts?

Reminds me of a quote from Cool Hand Luke: "I got my mind right boss."

Posted by JohnQC 2021-07-08 10:29|| 2021-07-08 10:29|| Front Page Top

#4 Look. Every single sales pitch they give the Pentagon is a huge "Don't p*ss down my back and tell me it's a warm rain" package of lies. Why should this be any different?

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-08 13:00|| 2021-07-08 13:00|| Front Page Top

#5 Crooks will be crooks. That really doesn't make me angry. What makes me angry is they have no regard for the people watching all of this take place. They simply don't give a fok.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-07-08 13:40|| 2021-07-08 13:40|| Front Page Top

#6 And if their products fail to blow the Chinese to kingdom come when we need that, SCROTUS will determine from their secure bunker that the American taxpayer does not have standing to sue...

Posted by M. Murcek 2021-07-08 14:32|| 2021-07-08 14:32|| Front Page Top

#7 Do contractors now need to be "Woke" to do business and win defense contracts?

Looks like it. I had wondered why Raytheon went 'Woke,' now I know.

Posted by Glenmore 2021-07-08 15:10|| 2021-07-08 15:10|| Front Page Top

#8 They ignore the emails.

Posted by Dale 2021-07-08 15:12|| 2021-07-08 15:12|| Front Page Top

#9 Woketheon, Wokeing, Wokeheed Martin, all too coincidental.

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-07-08 16:13|| 2021-07-08 16:13|| Front Page Top

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