Acquisition Talk

A daily blog on weapon systems acquisition

  • Home
  • Blog Posts
  • Podcast
  • PPBE Reform
  • About
  • Resources
    • Reading List
    • Links
    • Papers
    • Top Posts
    • AFWERX data
  • Contact

unmanned

Navy research chief’s take on what’s slowing down the fleet’s transformation

September 23, 2021 Eric Lofgren 2

Here is Rear Adm. Selby, chief of naval research, speaking with Vago Muradian: I’m really pushing back at the idea of requirements. I think the […]

Share this:

  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X

Will the Navy’s battleforce have to shrink before it grows?

September 10, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

I’m a big believer right now that the United States Navy is probably gonna have to get smaller before it gets bigger. Right now the […]

Share this:

  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X

Navy’s plan for managing it’s family of autonomous maritime systems

August 3, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

The Rapid Autonomy Integration Lab (RAIL) is an effort out of the service’s unmanned maritime systems program office… “The vision for the RAIL is that […]

Share this:

  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X

CBO compares cost of UAS and manned ISR aircraft

June 8, 2021 Eric Lofgren 3

Conventional wisdom holds that UASs cost less than manned aircraft because they do not need life support equipment such as oxygen systems, cabin pressurization, and […]

Share this:

  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X

Get posts by email

Search

Featured

  • Podcast: Injecting tech in today’s weapons with Maj. Gen. John Ferrari (ret.)
  • Should government own the technical baseline?
  • Acquisition headlines (5/9 – 5/15/2022)
  • Acquisition headlines (2/6 – 2/12/2023)
  • Acquisition headlines (3/13 – 3/20/2021)
  • The tyranny of lowest price
  • DoD programs are over-analyzed, yet decisions remain superficial and shallow

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Archives

  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • November 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • December 2021
  • November 2021
  • October 2021
  • September 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • February 2021
  • January 2021
  • December 2020
  • November 2020
  • October 2020
  • September 2020
  • August 2020
  • July 2020
  • June 2020
  • May 2020
  • April 2020
  • March 2020
  • February 2020
  • January 2020
  • December 2019
  • November 2019
  • October 2019
  • September 2019
  • August 2019
  • July 2019
  • June 2019
  • May 2019
  • April 2019
  • March 2019
  • February 2019
  • January 2019
  • December 2018
  • November 2018
  • October 2018

Copyright © 2026 | WordPress Theme by MH Themes