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Month: February 2019

The issue of centralized control in defense budgeting

February 28, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

In assessing change many observers are inclined to stress the more dramatic shifts in policy or even the stated goals of policy. They are perhaps […]

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Can the F-35 really achieve a 15-to-1 kill ratio?

February 27, 2019 Eric Lofgren 8

… the U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II, who had just been declared IOC (Initial Operational Capable) achieved a resounding score in mock aerial engagements against […]

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Improving system resilience through falsification

February 26, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

In a previous post, I discussed system resilience and its relationship to risk. Here, I want to provide a way of building systems that are […]

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What are they not telling us about Navy experimental exercises?

February 25, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The Navy and Marine Corps are continuing a series of exercises to understand what technologies and tactics the services need to rapidly develop to fight […]

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Acquisition Headlines

February 24, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

“American global defense company Northrop Grumman has been granted a patent for a composite 3D printing process and device.” “A federal judge delayed a lawsuit […]

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Can Israeli defense management help guide the U.S.?

February 23, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

For the Pentagon, developing and deploying a major new system like this can take more than a decade. By contrast, the Israel Defense Ministry gave […]

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Spoon-feeding the military: how industry wins contracts

February 22, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Here are some good quotes about how defense firms marketed programs to the DOD in the 1960s: For, as one representative remarked, “… the day […]

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Lockheed’s F-21 looks like a good hedge

February 21, 2019 Eric Lofgren 3

Lockheed Martin has just unveiled the new jet the giant U.S. defense company is offering India in response to the Indian Air Force’s RFI (Request […]

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Resilience bleg

February 20, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

A few weeks ago I was invited to speak at a National Security Strategy Retreat on a panel about cronyism. That prompted several blog posts […]

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Resilience, the other side of risk

February 20, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

We all want our systems to exhibit resiliency, whether they are organizations, airplanes, or our human bodies. Here’s a good definition of resilience: … the […]

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Is requirements stability the problem?

February 19, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Question: We all know that what drives our cost estimates is not better CERs, or better data bases, or better mathematics, or better communications. In my […]

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GAO produces 18 reports on F-35 between 2001-2018

February 18, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The GAO says it produced 18 reports specifically on the F-35 between 2001 and 2018. Here’s an excerpt from the first: Although the Joint Strike Fighter […]

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Acquisition Headlines

February 17, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Good sentences on acquisition: “Maintaining America’s military advantage is not just about acquiring the latest technology. It is about the people, organizations, and cultures that […]

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Fahey plans reforms to the 5000 series

February 16, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The Defense Department is undertaking a comprehensive rewrite of its main acquisition guidance and that revision work will have a heavy emphasis on software development, […]

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Solving defense problems with Sophomore economics

February 15, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Some confusion appears to exist about the relationship between quantitative analysis and subjective judgment in the practice of systems analysis. Partly responsible is the improper […]

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