Defense
Oshkosh Protest Of Joint Light Tactical Vehicle Award Focuses On Price Realism And Risk (From Forbes)
Oshkosh Corporation, the current manufacturer of the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle, has filed a protest of the Army's decision to award a follow-on production contract to rival AM General. Oshkosh argues that the pricing in the AM General proposal was s ...
Why GD’s Electric Boat Is A Pivotal Player In U.S. Security Plans (From Forbes)
The Electric Boat unit of General Dynamics is a global leader in the design, engineering and integration of nuclear-powered submarines. That makes it especially relevant to U.S. security policy during an era of great-power competition. The Columbia-cla ...
The U.S. Army Needs To Add A Truck-Mounted Howitzer To Its Modernization Program (From 1945)
The war in Ukraine has demonstrated the lethality of counter-battery fires and the need for artillery to be mobile in order to survive. The Army needs a truck-mounted 155mm capability, at least for the Stryker Brigade Combat Teams (SBCTs), as soon as p ...
Army Failure To Embrace Chinook Helicopter Upgrades Endangers Industrial Base (From Forbes)
The Army continues to resist funding Block II upgrades to the CH-47F Chinook helicopter, even though there is no alternative waiting in the wings. Chinook is the Army's only heavy lifter, and it is also the fastest rotorcraft in the Army fleet. It is s ...
DoD’s Software Acquisition Strategy Could Result In Dangerous Security Vulnerabilities (From RealClearDefense)
The Department of Defense (DoD) is about to acquire enterprise software in a way that could grant one company a near-certain monopoly and potentially create serious cybersecurity risks. For years, the Pentagon has licensed Microsoft’s Office 365 (O365) ...
Pentagon Plan For Amphibious Warships Would Violate Law, Hobble Crisis Response (From Forbes)
The Pentagon's fiscal 2024 budget request calls for termination of one class of amphibious vessels and stretching out of another, while nonetheless retiring three aged amphibs. The end result is that the size of the amphibious fleet would fall to three ...
Market Trends Signal Blue Skies Ahead For Boeing Commercial Airplanes (From Forbes)
The commercial-transport unit of Boeing has escaped from the twin traumas of aircraft failures and a global pandemic to enter what looks to be a period of steady growth. Air travel is reverting to pre-pandemic levels around the world, and as it does th ...
Governor Abbott Should Build A Sensor Fence Along The Texas Border (From 1945)
For the past two years, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has sought to finish building the wall that former President Donald Trump started to build along the border between his state and Mexico. This wall is the priority for Mike Brown, the newly named Texas bor ...
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall Makes The Right Call On F-35 Fighter Propulsion (From Forbes)
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall disclosed on March 13 that his service will not pursue development of a new engine for the F-35A fighter. The case had been made that a more powerful engine was needed to support Block 4 upgrades to the airframe. Kenda ...
Amazon Presses For Level Playing Field On Which To Compete With SpaceX’s Starlink (From Forbes)
Amazon is working on a constellation of satellites that would compete with SpaceX's Starlink in delivering broadband internet to terrestrial users. This may be the best opportunity consumers have for fostering competition in an emerging market, demonst ...