Responding to sharp criticism of his former service — in print in a Breaking Defense op-ed and implied in new legislation — retired Adm. James Foggo says the Navy needs support, not more onerous oversight.
The House Armed Services Committee chairman acknowledged past missteps and showed skepticism for huge investment in NGAD fighter.
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has been the trailblazer in the UAS revolution for over three decades.
Take a page from Formula 1, for instance, to improve military efficiency, former Acting Army Secretary John Whitley writes.
Lawmakers and taxpayers should know PDI is not reflective of the defense investment to counter the pacing challenge of China, AEI's Elaine McCusker writes.
In his new role, Bill LaPlante will oversee hundreds of billions of dollars in procurement spending as the Pentagon’s acquisition enterprise, as well as a wide-ranging portfolio that includes the defense industrial base and supply chain, the sustainment of legacy equipment, logistics, installations and environment.
If inflation trends keep, AEI's John Ferrari says DoD will see buying power plummet even as it spends billions.
Absolute positioning is critical in contested and denied environments.
Defense Priorities' Daniel L. Davis argues the US should spend all the money necessary to keep the country safe and enable its armed forces to meet its global treaty obligations – but not to become the force of first resort for any nation on earth.
“I believe we need multiple hot production lines, whether that be munitions, [unmanned aerial systems] and the like,” said Bill LaPlante, nominated to be the Pentagon's acquisition czar. “They — up by themselves — are a deterrent, and we need to put much more focus on that across the board.”
The new independent panel will make legislative and policy recommendations to reform the budgeting process “to enable the United States to more effectively counter near-peer competitors.”
LaPlante served as the Air Force's top acquisition official from 2013 to 2015.
Artificial intelligence is reshaping adversarial cyber operations at machine speed, requiring defenders to increase operational tempo while imposing pain and cost.
A warming of relations between Israel and Gulf nations provides a window for eager defense contractors.
DoD said it will be "increas[ing] oversight of professional and ethical standards of third-party assessors."
As the service works to procure the required number of E-7As as quickly as possible, it should simultaneously implement a comprehensive plan to expedite the training of US Air Force pilots and air battle management crews.
The takeaway from the last 20 years, according to aerospace analyst Richard Aboulafia, might well be, “You succeeded, but please don’t try that again.”