Have irregularities marked the success of weapons programs in years past?
Jerry McGinn: … the Department of Defense is stuck with the ’60s approaches which requires three years to really plan and then program and then […]
F-16
F-16 makes in-flight software updates to EW system as proof of concept for much larger networking effort
Here’s Mike Benitez on the Aerospace Advantage podcast discussing in-flight updates to the ALQ-213 electromagnetic warfare system, which requires some programming to detect enemy radar […]
Podcast: Air Force fighters now and into the future with Mike Benitez
Mike Benitez joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to talk about the current state and future of the Air Force fighter inventory. He discusses the […]
Aircraft sustainment woes — And is the Air Force paying for Navy F-35 costs?
We found that of the 46 individual fixed- and rotary-wing types of aircraft we examined, only three met the service-established mission capable goal [80 percent] […]
The birth of the F-18 and how the Navy defied of Congress
In some ways, the institutional challenges faced by the F-16 pale in comparison to those faced by the F-18. The program faced cancellation by Congress […]
How will Air Force and Space Force labs and test centers be organized?
David Deptula: Which parts of the Air Force acquisition organization do you see migrating to the Space Force? And are there any organizations that will […]
Accelerating software development by orders of magnitude
While some of these programs are classified, others have been able to share their results. For instance, the United Platform is working to push cyber […]
John Boyd and the development of EM theory
Boyd is, however, a controversial figure. Among USAF officers, Boyd is either loved or hated. Hammond’s introduction refers to him as ‘legendary,’ ‘a great original […]