Michael W. Wynne On How to Lead With Shrinking Manufacturing Capabilities?

Posted on | by SysAdmin
12/13/2009
Schumpeter, in his classic approach to creative economic destruction, watched consolidation in technologies and industries driven by natural forces until a secondary or new technology essentially destroyed the hold of one and created another set of competitive forces. The aerospace industry is barely one hundred plus years old, and here…

The Case for New Programs in a Period of Defense Transition: The Naval UCAS Case

Posted on | by SysAdmin
09/17/2009
The United States and its allies are in the midst of a significant financial downturn with serious consequences for defense acquisition. The “contingency operation” in Afghanistan and the “withdrawal” from Iraq both generate severe budgetary pressures and emphasize force acquisition priorities most appropriate to those operations.