IJR News — today's news from every sideBoeing Wins $131B F-15 Eagle Crest Contract With US Air Force — Aug 24, 2026Boeing has secured a $131.23 billion Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity contract with the U.S. Department of Defense to support the F-15 Eagle Crest program, covering aircraft production, upgrades, sustainment, and depot maintenance for the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard, and Foreign Military Sales to seven nations, with work centralized in St. Louis and a project timeline through 2037 and an initial ordering window through August 24, 2031. The award is sole-source and represents a ceiling value rather than an immediate outlay, with only a small portion obligated at award in different reports, and includes seven foreign operators such as South Korea, Japan, Israel, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Poland, alongside related market reactions and program details.
Raj Patel Good catch. Hadn't noticed that angle. IJRLetitia James’ Many L’s: New York AG Suffers Another Major Courtroom Defeat, This Time At Hands Of Obama JudgeParis Apodaca · 4 min · 2h
On X · @ReshadRahmanBarcelona Fans React Negatively to Marc Casadó Loan to DeportivoBarça supporters overwhelmingly criticize Casadó's approval of a loan move to Deportivo de La Coruña, citing poor mentality, lack of transfer fee, and choice of a low-ambition destination over better permanent offers.1,262 likes · nowSara Lindqvist Curious what the follow-up reporting finds. The sourcing feels thin so far. Daily Caller News FoundationApple’s New CEO Takes Over A Trillion-Dollar Giant That’s Losing The AI RaceApple's new leader is taking over a company that is widely considered to be falling behind in the artificial intelligence race.55mBlue Point One Breaks Ground in LouisianaBusiness — 5dBlue Point One, a CF Industries–JERA–Mitsui venture, began construction in Modeste, Louisiana on a $3.7 billion, 1.4 million metric ton per year low-carbon ammonia plant set to start in 2029 and potentially become the world’s largest. The project uses autothermal reforming with about 98% CO2 capture and sequestration via 1PointFive/Enbridge, with Linde investing in a large on-site air separation unit, and will create ~3,900 construction jobs and 100+ permanent positions, funded by the ownership shares of CF (40%), JERA (35%), Mitsui (25%). IJRTrump Insists He Will Never Nuke Iran Despite His Own Pentagon Reportedly Saying They Were Considering ItFrancis Kapper · 11 min · 15h
Raj Patel The second-order effects here are what nobody's talking about yet. On X · @MattWalshBlogMatt Walsh on Clancy Hung Jury and Female Juror BiasWalsh argues a hung jury proves conviction will never happen, blaming sympathy from braindead soulless women jurors in Massachusetts; reactions show strong conservative support for conviction and criticism of gender bias in jury sympathy.1,632 likes · 27m