Trump Administration suggests partial government ownership of key defence companies

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Source: Lockheed Martin

One day after the Trump Administration announced it was taking a 10% stake in struggling chip manufacturer Intel, the US commerce secretary opened the door to similar action in the defence industry, describing Lockheed Martin as already being ”basically an arm of the US government”.

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