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Defense industry financial performance during COVID-19, third quarter update

November 5, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

Government contractors were not immune to the economic disruption brought on by COVID-19. There are more than 50,000 contractors doing business directly with the Department […]

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The birth of the F-18 and how the Navy defied of Congress

August 4, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

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 […]

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The role of analysis in US and French airframing

March 21, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In Europe, analysis plays a radically different role in aerospace development. A French project team for example, will provide its customer with a dossier calcul, […]

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Air Force struggles to develop a fighter for over a dozen years, circa 1971

November 9, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Here is Senator Stuart Symington lambasting the Air Force in December 1971 about their inability to develop new fighter aircraft: I have pictures which prove […]

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