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Edward Luttwak

Why is defense innovation so slow?

October 19, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

If a clever engineer imagines a new weapon for the Air Force, and if the research-and-development office specializing in that class of weapons approves of […]

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The supreme irony of the managerial-minded

April 19, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

When diversity increases, unit costs must also increase, because of all those different spare-parts and training needs. But less standardized military forces are more resilient. […]

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