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Starlink, Ukraine, and the challenges of a market economy going to war

October 20, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Around 20,000 Starlink satellite units have been donated to Ukraine since the Russian invasion in February, playing an important role in battlefield communication for Kyiv’s […]

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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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Why Raytheon and UTC don’t want to build weapons platforms

June 17, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Neither company [Raytheon nor UTC] works as a platform producer, eschewing the production of aircraft or ground vehicles and instead focusing on the technology that […]

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Did Raytheon’s sensor spot a UFO?

April 26, 2019 Eric Lofgren 0

Three F/A-18 Super Hornet fighter jets practicing dogfight maneuvers were interrupted and revectored mid-mission to investigate an Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon; military parlance for a UFO. […]

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