HASC Chairman: defense acquisition is hard!
The chairman of the House Armed Services committee today passionately pushed back on the idea that wasteful spending on defense systems is the result of […]
B-21
Army-Air Force spat over long range fires exposes policy failures
The U.S. Air Force general in charge of managing the service’s bomber inventory slammed the Army’s new plan to base long-range missiles in the Pacific, calling […]
Air Force top priorities reflect a move away from stovepiped weapons
Back in June 2020, Air Force chief Charles Brown said his top priority was Joint All-Domain Command and Control. In November, Brown updated that slightly. […]
Air Force reorganizes acquisition for Fighters and Bombers
The Air Force Materiel Command’s Air Force Life Cycle Management Center will split Fighters and Bombers Directorate into a Fighters and Advanced Aircraft Directorate and […]
Podcast: James Hasik on the defense industry, intellectual property, the B-21, and more
Jim Hasik joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a wide range of topics. He was a former naval officer and long time […]
Air Force gets real on the century series aircraft strategy
Dr. Will Roper, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, officially stood up the Program Executive Office for Advanced Aircraft during […]