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Pentagon says decision on full-rate F-35 jet production possibly delayed until 2021. Not clear what the FRP decision really means in this context, more than […]

“NASA’s X-59 QueSST (short for Quiet SuperSonic Technology) is an experimental piloted aircraft designed to fly faster than sound without producing the annoying – if […]

“The BLADE can detect, track, identify, and take down drones with electronic attack, according to the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center.” Recommend that you watch […]

“George Mason University Center for Government Contracting and Defense Acquisition University are co-hosting a first-time conference geared toward the government contracting community.” I’ll be there, […]

U.S. Navy sponsoring development of a cloud-computing environment. Not clear why this cloud work should be using significant small business (SBIR) funding. A cloud infrastructure […]

Accelerating DoD systems fielding while avoiding a new ‘valley of death’. A slice: “The new valley of death is created when a middle tier acquisition […]

As SecDef “Esper launches a comprehensive review that promises to cut costs and target legacy programs that drain money from next-generation capabilities, he ought to […]

In-depth coverage of potential JEDI scandals and whether tech moguls are capturing defense officials. Who doesn’t like a winner-take-all contract when you have a good […]

Boeing gets $999M contract to continue producing wings for the A-10 Warthog. Where are the single points of failure in US defense supply chain? Is […]

… aerospace company Blue Origin filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), arguing that the Air Force is running a “flawed” competition to […]

Air Force Reveals Tests of supposed record-setting scramjet engine from Northrop Grumman. Ran for 30 minutes at speeds above Mach 4. When things are going […]

Lack of USAF tanker, airlift capacity causes concern over potential conflict in Pacific. A slice: “The USAF has had a shortage of cargo aircraft and […]

ispace becomes the first private Chinese company to launch satellites to orbit. Weights 68K lbs and can carry around 575 lbs. Note that China had […]

The LCS failure is starting to hit mainstream news: The Navy spent $30B and 16 years to fight Iran with a littoral combat ship that […]

Pentagon’s Messaging on JEDI: Without it, Our Adversaries Win and Troops Lose. That’s quite a bit overstated, but it turned out to be an effective […]