The cost, business model, and infrastructure of hypersonic vehicles
Here is Mark Lewis giving an NDIA talk on Hypersonics 101, mentioning his expectations on unit cost. Watch the whole thing because it is interesting […]
Month: June 2022
Probability of a ballistic missile salvo hitting US Navy surface ships
On a recent Midrats podcast episode, Gerry Doyle and Blake Herzinger discuss the likelihood of a Chinese ballistic missile like the DF-21 successfully hitting a […]
F-35 Program Manager says DoD must avoid past mistakes, own the technical baseline
This is perhaps the most interesting part from the April 2022 HASC hearing on F-35 sustainment. Representative Waltz asked Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, PEO for […]
Acquisition headlines (5/30 – 6/5/2022)
US plans to sell Ukraine armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones. (The Warzone) “Introducing the MQ-1C Gray Eagle, however, would give Ukraine a high-endurance unmanned system […]
Negative engineering and how DoD avoids risk by putting its head in the sand
Here’s an interesting article from Jeremiah Lowin, What is Negative Engineering? He gives an example where a company has a catastrophic failure, a flood of […]
The raging debate over Marine Corps Force Design 2030
John Schmitt starts his article: “The defining feature of the development US military policy is the tension that exists between the lessons of history and […]
DoD won’t be able to out-compete China in central planning
That’s one of the things that our new CEO, former deputy secretary David Norquist talks about. We’re competing against a country that’s really good at […]