Acquisition Headlines

Good article from Breaking Defense on Shanahan, Boeing, the F-15X, and the role of OSD Cost Asssessment and Program Evaluation.

Scandal watch: Navy captain charged with steering defense contracts to her own company. Here’s one view: “Captain Cole is being railroaded by the Navy whether because of political priorities, resentment toward what she has achieved or fear of the truths she has told and is continuing to tell.”

Modernizing the US military by learning from the past.

Northrop Grumman has completed the delivery of the 500th centre fuselage for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter aircraft.

Are Russia and China “crushing” the US in war games?

Views on JEDI cloud program. Here’s a slice: “As China expands construction of 5G networks around the world (via companies like Huawei), and quantum hacking comes closer to reality, the DoD must build a cloud that can adapt to advances in other technology domains. Otherwise security that is robust today will become redundant tomorrow.”

Rheinmetall unveils its Mission Master UGV armed with Thales 70mm rocket launchers.

Electric Boat Awarded $2B for Block V Virginia Attack Boat Long-Lead Materials.

What is Gallium Nitrade (GaN) and how might it give Raytheon an economic advantage?

How to build a superstar R&D team, according to the former VP of R&D at Medtronic. “According to Cliff, there are three things R&D leaders must do to build a strong team: Restructure R&D or hire new talent depending on the type of project being undertaken; Foster a more welcoming and adaptive culture; Cure the “not invented here” (NIH) syndrome.”

A-10 pilot describes close air support. (video)

Watchdog: Pentagon doesn’t know where $2.1B was spent on F-35 parts.

Did US Defence Giant Northrop Grumman Test 75 YO Nazi Proto-Stealth Bombers?

Civilian passenger gets unexpectedly ejected from Rafale B jet.

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