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Permanent War Economy

We are literally suffocating from excess manning and excessive management

May 5, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Giant-size administrative overheads in military industry seem to be an American specialty. The French designed and built the Mirage III with a total engineering staff […]

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Why the military accepts delivery of deficient systems

February 3, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a quote from Henry Durham, a former production manager at Marietta George for Lockheed. He reported: When planes arrive at the flight line of […]

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