So you think politicians are corrupt. Apparently, you haven't heard of the death industry. The bad boys of the Hangar don't sell out. They buy. Big. Behemoth. Huge. Learn about military-industrial intrigue from an insider who can't stop washing his hands. And find out why you never ever want a security clearance from unnamed people in unmarked cars who "deconstruct" your garbage. Airbus Industrie Multinational aerospace consortium formed by Fortress Europe in 1970 to compete against gigantic manufacturers "on the other side of the Atlantic." This "Groupement d'Interet Economique" has developed into one of the world's two top civil transport manufacturers. The Boeing Company When you're this big and bad, you don't have to lie. The stated mission of this outsized maker of commercial and military aircraft is "to be the number one aerospace company in the world in terms of quality, profitability, and growth." Hughes Aircraft Company Founded in 1932 by "aviator-industrialist-movie producer Howard Hughes," this legendary developer of everything from experimental aircraft to radar systems to infrared sensors bears an eerie resemblance to the Hangar itself. Lockheed Martin Corporation Home of the super-secret Skunk Works. "From the depths of the Earth's oceans to the far reaches of space, the dedicated employees of Lockheed Martin have always been driven by a single goal: Mission Success." Northrop Grumman Corporation What happens when Northrop Corporation eats Grumman Corporation, Vought Aircraft, and parts of Westinghouse Electric Corporation. Resulting megacompany manufactures everything from military surveillance and combat aircraft to marine systems to precision weapons. Hostile takeovers are not advised.