Bezos has been funneling money into Blue Origin for years in an attempt to build a successful vertical take-off, vertical landing rocket.

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Bezos has been funneling money into the Texas firm for years in hopes of developing a vertical take-off, vertical landing rocket.

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They would carry short-take-off and vertical-landing versions of the Joint Strike Fighter, stealthy planes that are being developed jointly with America to replace the Harrier jump-jets.

ECONOMIST: Defence procurement