Classified contractor IR&D (DFARS 231.205-18).
documentedgovernment_studyGovernment Concealment & Secrecy Architecture
Independent Research & Development: contractor-DIRECTED R&D reimbursed ~$4-5B/yr by DoD as overhead. Contractors decide the projects and own the IP; CLASSIFIED IR&D is EXEMPT from the DTIC reporting that lets government see the work (DCAA: 'reporting of classified IR&D projects is not required').
A concealment channel INSIDE the contractor, not a government program office: classified capability built at public expense, contractor-owned, with no DTIC record and no program-office paper trail. Points at prime aerospace contractors (Lockheed/Northrop/Boeing/Raytheon). HONESTY: what this channel is DOCUMENTED to hide is classified TERRESTRIAL aerospace tech (stealth, recon) — the strongest evidenced pointer is toward mundane black tech, not away from it.
Connected entities
Black aerospace-program template (U-2/SR-71/F-117/B-2).Funding lattice — how a concealed program would be paid for (computed).HYPOTHESIS: FFRDC records-concealment layer.Lockheed Martin Skunk Works.Northrop Grumman.Secrecy architecture -> reverse-engineered 'where to look' (computed).The MITRE Corporation.The SAP/IR&D auditability gap.