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1950s

Here’s how much in-house R&D the military services did in the 1960s

January 25, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

That was from a congressional hearing in July 1961.* I’m actually somewhat surprised that the Air Force performed upwards of 20 percent of their RDT&E […]

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DoD tech transition funding was *much* bigger in the 1950s

December 19, 2020 Eric Lofgren 5

Prior to fiscal year 1951 there was no provision at the Secretary of Defense level for funding departmental emergency research and development needs. In other […]

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