(Charlotte, N.C.) Researchers at defense contractor Raytheon have won a contract to develop a massive bubble wrap suit to better protect Joe Biden when he falls.
“Once we got the bid, we immediately went to work,” Lt. Col. Vance Goodwin, head of the project, codenamed ‘WEBWrappin.’ “We were confident in winning the contract, so we already had a development program in place. We know there is a rush on this.”
Air Force Brig. Gen. Larry Watkins, who is heading up the development at the Pentagon, said time was of the essence.
“We can’t have this program bogged down with the typical cost overruns and developmental delays that plague virtually every other DoD program,” Watkins said. “The president is literally taking his health into his own hands daily with every step he takes. So we will be working on this day and night until we’ve got the protocols adequately tested and production on a functional design can commence.”
White House officials declined to comment further on the project. “It’s a national security issue,” said one official who requested anonymity.
