Author Archives: Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D
Navy Shortfall In P-8 Antisubmarine Aircraft Could Be A Problem For The Air Force Too (From Forbes) The U.S. Navy is buying ten fewer P-8A Poseidon antisubmarine planes than its validated warfighting requirement, an odd move at a time when the maritime threat from China and Russia is growing. By not filling its full requirement, the sea [Read More...]
Leidos Approach To Army’s Athena Recon Aircraft Stresses Integration Skills, Networking Experience, Analytic Expertise (From Forbes) Technology company Leidos leads one of four industry teams competing to provide the Army’s Athena sensor aircraft. It’s a fierce rivalry because the winner will have an edge in defining the future of aerial reconnaissance for multi-domain operations. Each company– [Read More...]
How Should The Navy Power Its Next Destroyer? (From Forbes) The Navy has begun developing a successor to its Arleigh Burke class of destroyers. It is designated DDG(X), with the “X” underscoring that the design has not yet been fleshed out. The sea service wants a warship with much greater [Read More...]
Boeing Says Production Of Super Hornet Fighters Will Cease In 2025 As Company Pivots To New Opportunities (From Forbes) Boeing Defense & Space revealed on February 23 that it expects production of new F/A-18 Super Hornets to end in 2025. It may run somewhat longer if the company wins a fighter competition in India, and upgrades to the delivered [Read More...]
Right-Wing Calls To Cut Defense Would End Up Targeting The Republican Base (From Forbes) In their zeal to rein in government spending, some elements of the GOP caucus in the House of Representatives seem willing to slash defense spending. Regardless of whether that is a good or bad idea, the idea of Republican lawmakers [Read More...]
The Military’s Vision Of Joint, All-Domain Warfare Is Doomed Without A Robust Identity Tool (From Forbes) The Pentagon has a vision of future warfare that requires a network it calls Joint All-Domain Command and Control (JADC2). The network would enable access to a cloud-like computing environment in which even warfighters at the tactical edge could obtain [Read More...]
Washington Is Escalating Its Military Role In Ukraine. What Happens When Russia Reacts? (From Forbes) The Biden administration is gradually expanding the U.S. military role in Ukraine. Not only are more lethal U.S. weapons being sent, but allies are being urged to do the same and in some cases the weapons depend on U.S. inputs [Read More...]
Military Space: There’s More To Resilience Than Building Better Satellites (From Forbes) The military space community is in transition. Every facet of space operations is being rethought in light of rising threats and new technological options. The first critical mission to get a redesign is missile warning, which will see a de-emphasis [Read More...]
Congress Has Been Crystal Clear What Kind Of Amphibious Fleet It Wants. Is The Pentagon Listening? (From Forbes) In it 2023 budget request, the Navy proposed prematurely terminating production of its most survivable amphibious warship, pushing construction of its next amphibious assault vessel a full decade into the future, and retiring four older amphibs for which it had [Read More...]
The Marine Corps’ Light Amphibious Warship Seems To Be Faltering. Here Is A Novel Solution. (From Forbes) If war occurs between the U.S. and China, the Marine Corps plans to operate in the Chinese littoral–in other words, within range of Beijing’s weapons. In order to do that successfully, the Corps has defined a requirement for 35 Light [Read More...]