The need to rebalance DoD spending toward Procurement to deter China
The excellent Pete Modigliani had an interesting post recently on the proportion of RDT&E and Procurement in defense budgets. In the 1980s, Procurement was nearly […]
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Tech bros vs. munitions at scale — what is helping Ukraine?
Here’s some good tweeting from Politico’s Lee Hudson on USD A&S Bill LaPlante’s keynote speech at the GMU-DAU Conference. A couple of the controversial points: […]
Key to defense innovation — making the 21st century institutionally legible
Luke Constable: I don’t know how deep into accounting you are, there is a metric that’s really commonly used called EBITDA. And effectively, it is […]
What is the Trusted Capital Marketplace really about?
This post will speculate on the intent behind the DOD’s new Trusted Capital Marketplace, and what will be expected of its managers. Background. The Statement […]
Lockheed’s F-21 looks like a good hedge
Lockheed Martin has just unveiled the new jet the giant U.S. defense company is offering India in response to the Indian Air Force’s RFI (Request […]