RE:RE:What we knowMr. Ford's rationale, I believe, is that the US Patent Office expidited an NXO patent as it was deemed (correct me if I'm wrong) an invention of strategic importance concerning national safety / security. At least, that was the gist of how I interpreted it.
Thusly, the government may be aiming to include Blade Optics or an application thereof, into one of their own specific applications for themselves, or if partnered with a supplier.
My opinion only.