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Fri Apr 24, 2026, 08:20 PM

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If production rates have been (relatively) low, you cannot “ramp up” production overnight. Older weapons were likely built with what are now obsolete components… If you’re looking for a limited run (say… thousands) of IC’s which are not currently manufactured, they will cost a pretty penny. On the other hand, the Pentagon won’t want to re-engineer a proven design.

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