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New Wright-Patt Jobs Unlikely To Be Impacted By F-35 Jet Cost Issues (Dayton Daily News)
In an article for the Dayton Daily News on the cost of the F-35 aircraft and the effect it will have on jobs, Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson is quoted. “The F-35 is going to be the most widely used fighter in the world for the next 30 years,” he ...
‘Magnet For High Tech:’ How Research Drives Wright-Patt’s $15.5B Impact (Dayton Daily News)
In an article for Dayton Daily News regarding the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson is quoted. “Wright-Patt is a world-class technology center. It’s like a magnet for high tech,” Thompson said. “It is the intellectua ...
U.S. Stops F-35 Parts Delivery After Turkey Decides To Buy Russian Missile System (NPR)
In a Morning Edition clip from NPR about Turkey aiming to buy both U.S. and Russian weapon systems, Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson is featured. Asked about the potential of kicking Turkey out of the F-35 consortium, he expressed skepticism: “Turk ...
Army Moving To Delay Chinook Upgrades At Boeing Plant (Daily Times)
In an article for Daily Times about the ramifications of delaying Chinook upgrades at a Boeing plant in Pennsylvania, Alex Rose references Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson and his March 21 column for Forbes. “We’re not just looking at jobs potentia ...
Trump Embraces Politics Of Defense Spending In Battleground Ohio (Defense News)
In writing for Defense News, Joe Gould quotes Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson column for Forbes regarding President Donald Trump’s visit to the U.S. Army tank plant in Lima, Ohio. “Having said that, the main driver behind work currently being perf ...
‘I Didn’t Get A Thank You’ For Approving John McCain’s Funeral, Trump Says (Roll Call)
In writing for Roll Call, John T. Bennett references Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson writing about President Trump’s visit to Lima, Ohio. Trump took credit for keeping the U.S. Army tank open there. As Bennett wrote, “Trump was referring to the Ar ...
Trump Lauds Ohio Military Plant And Blasts Gm For Closed Factory (Crains Cleveland Business)
Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson is quoted in a Crains Cleveland Business article about President Trump’s visit to the U.S. Army tank plant in Lima, Ohio. Work at the plant there “began really surging after Trump was elected,” Thompson said. “There ...
Despite Trump’s Tough Talk, No Boost for Missile Defense Agency (Foreign Policy)
Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson is quoted in Lara Seligman’s “Despite Trump’s Tough Talk, No Boost for Missile Defense Agency,” for Foreign Policy. “There is no plan to actively defend the United States against a large-scale nuclear attack launche ...
India’s Dogfight Loss Could Be A Win For U.S. Weapons-Makers (Foreign Policy)
In Lara Seligman’s piece for Foreign Policy, “India’s Dogfight Loss Could Be a Win for U.S. Weapons-Makers,” Lexington Institute’s Loren Thompson is quoted. “It is hard to sell a front-line fighter to a country that isn’t threatened,” he said. “Boeing ...
Shanahan Struggles To Navigate The Storm Of Criticism Over Trump’s Syria Withdrawal Edict (Washington Examiner)
In writing about the chances Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan has in being confirmed if nominated, Jamie McIntyre’s “Daily on Defense” for February 21 includes statements from Lexington Institute’s COO, Loren Thompson. “Shanahan is a gifted ...