Blue Origin Fact Sheet on New Glenn, Engine Development. “To date, Blue Origin has invested an unprecedented $2.5 billion into the development… the seven engines generate up to 3.85 million pounds of thrust, or roughly half the size of Saturn V’s thrust.”
Centers for Adaptive Warfighting at NavalX. A slice: “The basic argument Boyd
presents in the essay is that for new ideas to be created, old ideas must be challenged and torn down… Private sector actors have coopted these fundamental ideas, transposed them for application in civilian environments,
and rebranded them as “agility.”
CSBA: “… in order for a future carrier air wing to be effective in a major conflict with China, it would need to develop aircraft that could operate consistently at ranges of up to 1,000 nautical miles from the carrier. That’s double the effective combat range of an F-35C.” ComNavOps comments.
U.S. Space Force rolls out plan to change how it buys satcom services. The goal: “… figure out how to build an “enterprise” architecture of military and private sector satellites. This would make it possible for satcom terminals to roam between networks the way consumer cellphones switch between providers when users travel from one country to another.” All this emphasis on enterprise seems to be challenging the program office/budget process.
Can it be done? A Rotating Detonation Engine Would Revolutionize Rocket Launches. “A rotating detonation system promises to use less fuel and be critically lighter in weight.”
Lockheed Martin lost $410 million on latest three commercial satellite orders. Not as bad as if they accepted losses on AEHF, GPS III, or SBIRS.
Ed Keller: Thoughts on Innovation in Contracting Organizations. “FY19 Results? RFP to award = ~4 – 5 months; $4.4B obligated, negotiated savings of $481M (13%).”
A Missile With a Gun On It Is as Weird as It Sounds. Subtitle: DARPA’s ‘gunslinger’ will be used in air-to-air engagements and support of troops on the ground.
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