A Young Man Builds Defense Machines

Ethan Thornton is twenty-two years old now. He lives in America now. He has a new company. The company name is Mach Industries. They build new defense tools. They build machines for the military.

Ethan works in a big office. He wants to help his country. He often thinks about war. He thinks about big countries. China is a very big country. America is also very big. He wants America to be safe. He works hard every day.

His company is very rich now. People give money to Mach Industries. People give three hundred million dollars. The company is very big now. The value is very high. It is one point eight billion. In total, they have much money. They have four hundred eighty-five million dollars.

Mach Industries works on six programs. They have six different products. One product is a strike aircraft. It rises into the air. One product is a long missile. It goes over the sea. They have two systems for the sky. They also have an interceptor. This interceptor can kill bad drones. The price is very low.

Now they have a new machine. It is a Navy aircraft. The aircraft is very big. It is forty feet long. It weighs four thousand pounds. It can fly very far. It flies one thousand miles. It carries a heavy payload. The payload is one thousand pounds. The machine is very fast.

Mach Industries has thirteen government contracts. The company tests these products. They test them on special land. They do not sell millions yet. But they want a factory. The factory is coming soon. The factory can make many machines.

They also make parts for engines. They make strong jet engines. They buy other small companies. They sell parts to other people. This makes money for Mach.

Ethan has a big plan. He wants many new ideas. He really likes creative work. America can be very creative.