Towards Flexible Strategic Capability: The C5 Modernization Asset
01/12/2010
This article provides an overview of the C-5 modernization effort.
Happy New Year America – The Untouchables are here
01/12/2010
It has been reported that the most dangerous rank in Iraq and Afghanistan combat is a USMC Lance Corporal (E-3).
Our History and Lessons Learned Corner:Bagram Nightmares (Part Two)
01/04/2010
Logistics to support the Harrier squadron in Afghanistan had been a major concern. To facilitate expeditionary aircraft maintenance, VMA-513 brought a Marine Corps-developed Remote Expeditionary Support Package a mini-maintenance department pack-up, van loaded for rapid deployment that gave VMA-513 a robust maintenance capability and a large degree of self-sufficiency despite…
Michael W. Wynne On How to Lead With Shrinking Manufacturing Capabilities?
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
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.