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Chinese govt transforming across tech domains — Can the US keep pace?

September 22, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

China has been a leader in the emerging technology space. If you trace their activities around artificial intelligence, blockchain, and associated autonomous technologies, China has […]

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Technology s-curves and the future of defense tech

September 10, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Where some of the discussion about the stagnation hypothesis gets kind of confused and confusing is when you get back-and-forths that go like this: people […]

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Podcast: Blockchain’s potential for government with SIMBA Chain’s Joel Neidig

September 1, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Joel Neidig joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss how blockchain technology can support the military across a wide range of use-cases including […]

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Podcast: JADC2 and decision-centric warfare with Dan Patt and Bryan Clark

August 24, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

I was pleased to have Bryan Clark and Dan Patt join me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss a range of important subjects including […]

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Views on US-China tensions, preparedness, and the great decoupling

July 28, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Tech companies with operations in both China and the United States are increasingly struggling to comply with values and laws that are systemically in conflict. […]

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Is it time for bold changes to weapon systems? Lessons from Germany’s WWII experience

June 24, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

The success of the Nazi drive across Europe proved what the military of other nations had long suspected: that the complete disarmament of Germany after […]

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Beijing’s innovation strategy

May 22, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Compared to other advanced economies, Beijing invests shockingly little in fundamental S&T or cutting-edge capabilities. This is true in both the civilian and the military […]

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Palmer Luckey talks defense industry and China

December 31, 2019 Eric Lofgren 3

I think the West has created something incredible. We’ve had a period of unprecedented peace and unprecedented human rights. It’s not perfect, but it’s better […]

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Podcast: Agents of Innovation with John Kuehn

December 24, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

In this episode of Acquisition Talk, I speak with Dr. John Kuehn. He is a professor of military history at the Army Command and General […]

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An excellent argument for the Space Force from Steven Kwast

December 19, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

We get trapped. Here in America, three times in the last 100 years we have failed to optimize the technologies that have come about to […]

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The debate over how Chinese military expenditures should be normalized to dollars

November 29, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

The American defense budget is still over 2.5 times larger than Beijing’s, but China has steadily been closing the gap. Moreover, China faces much lower […]

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The Chinese Navy, system of systems, and intangible knowledge

October 4, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s where I rest my analytical case today. The proof is really in the pudding. If you look at what the PLA Navy is receiving […]

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Is the DOD trusted capital marketplace about China or emerging tech?

August 29, 2019 Eric Lofgren 1

To help bolster the industrial base against potential adversaries, the Defense Department is planning to kick-start its “Trusted Capital Marketplace” project this fall, said the […]

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Rapidly accelerating Chinese weapons tech

May 9, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

China has become a global space power after decades of investment. According to the 2015 U.S. DoD Annual Report to Congress, China’s progress in the […]

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Sunday Links

January 27, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Confessions Of A U.S. Marine F/A-18 Hornet Maintainer. Boeing says it has successfully completed the first test flight of a prototype for its autonomous passenger […]

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