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In government contracts in the aerospace and defence, the semantic distinction blurs a little bit.

Government contracts are often inflated on purpose so that the work can leak towards other projects. Every country does that.

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No doubt, contract bloat and missed deadlines are a hallmark of government contracting. Some combination of opportunism and lack of proper forecasting/planning lead to someone like ULA having much, much higher costs than a company like SpaceX.

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