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Trump’s ‘Made In America’ Media Campaign Puts Lockheed Martin In The Spotlight (From The Washington Post)
In Aaron Gregg’s July 23 article for The Washington Post, Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson comments on the political impact of Lockheed Martin’s job creation in many states. “In the beginning of Trump’s presidency Boeing seemed to have established ...
Mark Esper Sworn In As Defense Secretary After Overwhelming Support From Senate (From The Washington Times)
In Lauren Meier’s article for The Washington Times, Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson comments on the Senate confirmation of Mark Esper as Defense Secretary. “Esper and the president will typically be in agreement that force is the last resort rathe ...
The Worst Orders You’ll Ever Get? (From MilitaryTimes)
Lexington Institute’s Dan Goure comments for MilitaryTimes’ article on the preparedness required for the Navy’s Strategic Arctic Ports. Goure noted that Russia sees the Arctic as a “vulnerable long flank” and also noted that for Moscow, “the cost of ma ...
The Great Industrial Competition: Mergers, Acquisitions And Geopolitical Events Fuel Revenue (From DefenseNews)
Lexington Institute’s Daniel Goure is referenced in Aaron Mehta’s article for DefenseNews on a trend of rising global defense industry revenues. Goure commented on the merger of L3 Technologies and Harris Corporation, as well as Raytheon and United Tec ...
Shaping Space Career Tracks; Navy Recon Aircraft Shadowed; INDOPACOM Boss Urges Policy Change (From Air Force Magazine)
Lexington Institute’s Daniel Goure has his Fifth Domain article, “How to protect the growing internet of battlefield things,” included in Air Force Magazine’s Daily Report. “It is imperative that the Pentagon implement a security framework that allows ...
A 3-star to CNO? What could go wrong? The Drift, Vol. XL (From DefenseNews)
Lexington Institute’s Dan Goure spoke with DefenseNews’ David B. Larter on “The Drift” about the incoming Chief of Naval Operations, 3-star Vice Adm. Michael Gilday. “Clearly, the major issue is the size and composition of the fleet and moving to all t ...
Trump: Administration To Review Pentagon Computer Contract (From Associated Press)
Lexington Institute’s Daniel Goure comments on Matt O’Brien’s and Darlene Superville’s article for the Associated Press on Trump plan to review a contract the Pentagon is awarding for the Department of Defense’s Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure ...
‘Nobody’s Smoother’: Trump Defense Secretary Nominee Fully Prepared For Senate Showdown (From The Washington Times)
Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson comments on the nomination of Mark Esper for Secretary of Defense, and the vote ahead in the Senate to confirm him in Ben Wolfgang’s article for The Washington Times. “Nobody’s smoother,” said Thompson. “The differe ...
Analyst: Boeing’s MAX Pains A Threat To U.S. Economy (From Wichita Business Journal)
Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson and his recent column for Forbes are referenced in Daniel McCoy’s article for Wichita Business Journal on Boeing’s economic impact. “Lawmakers and journalists need to understand that the crisis surrounding the 737 M ...
JEDI: How We Got Here (From Federal Times)
Lexington Institute’s Dan Goure comments on the Pentagon’s JEDI contract in an article for the Federal Times. “You could see these kind of global commands and global operations making use of JEDI fairly early on, the logistics people making use of it f ...