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Admiral Hyman Rickover

$25K per flying hour cost target unlikely for the F-35

July 16, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The Pentagon is holding to its F-35A sustainment target cost of $25,000 per flying hour by fiscal year 2025, despite multiple internal assessments that argue the […]

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Do defense firms tax the US government?

April 2, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

A good deal of the defense business in your State is conducted by conglomerates. That is another problem. Frequently a conglomerate means the pooling of […]

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Rickover and the symmetry of intellectual property

March 27, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The President’s memorandum attempted to strike a middle ground between a “title” policy and a “license” policy. The “title” policy is based on the precept […]

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Rickover slams the Laird/Packard Reforms

December 6, 2018 Eric Lofgren 0

In my opinion the present situation in this regard is worse than I have ever seen it. Further, I predict that the way the present bureaucracy would implement your [Packard’s] proposed directive will make matters still worse.

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