Data on DoD munitions and missile procurement: FY 2001 to FY 2023
Below are a few charts base on DoD’s procurement data from the P-1 docs FY 2001 to FY 2023. The dollars are normalized to FY […]
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Deep tech development strategies and imperatives for DoD reform
Here is AJ Piplica, CEO of the hypersonic vehicles company Hermeus, on the Venture Stories podcast discussing the importance of generating revenue ahead of the […]
Podcast: Mach 5 aircraft and deep tech contracting with Hermeus CEO AJ Piplica
AJ Piplica joined me on the Acquisition Talk podcast to discuss transportation at hypersonic speeds. He is the founder and CEO of Hermeus, which is […]
The Manhattan Project did not follow so-called “best practices” for management
This characterization of the roots of PM [project management] represents a certain irony: the Manhattan Project did not even remotely correspond to the “standard practice” […]
Technology s-curves and the future of defense tech
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 […]
Trump releases info about hypersonic AGM-183A: Perhaps Mach 14, 1K range, and 14 inch CEP?
In a White House news-press, [Trump] said he had spoken with the Joint Chiefs a few days before then about the “super duper” missile that […]
Why carriers are not doomed
Last time, I discussed the first problem in killing a carrier, that of finding it. That alone is a challenge, but the problems for the […]
Modular design requires rethinking the program concept
It will be essential to focus the marketplace on commercial technology areas that have clear applications across a broad range of national security capabilities, and […]
Pace of innovation in the world of bits and atoms
Are people’s living standards improving? Silicon Valley says yes, but their story is at odds with what people are experiencing on the ground. There’s been […]
Rapidly accelerating Chinese weapons tech
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 […]