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Tarantulas and Asian Giant Hornets Subplot in RTX Settlement with DoJ

Frank Wolfe

Monday, October 21st, 2024

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Tarantulas and Asian Giant Hornets Subplot in RTX Settlement with DoJ

Pictured is a long-range UHF early warning PAVE PAWS-derivative radar on Taiwan's Mt. Leshan (Photo from an April, 2022 Project 2049 Institute Report, which credits "Up Media")

Tarantulas and Asian giant hornets in Taiwan are a subplot of a nearly $1 billion settlement RTX [RTX] reached last week with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). Deterring a Chinese invasion of Taiwan--an attack that defense oracles believe may come by 2027--has been a central topic at defense conferences, especially over the last five years. RTX--formed in 2020 from Raytheon's merger with United Technologies--is to report third quarter results for 2024 on Tuesday. The largest part of last week's…

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