The military is supported by taxes, and folks who pay those taxes are not enamored of certain activities that will paint the management in an unfavorable light. Two F-22 pilots discovered that their careers would end when they appeared on television to deride their plane, describing faults that would cause fatal mishaps. There’s BIG MONEY involved in those programs, so it’s not beyond the realm of possibility that elements within that industry and their military counterparts might engage in extortion to remain on the public dole.