Coping with Counterfeit Electronics in Defense Supply Chain
05/08/2011
05/08/2011 Accounting for and dealing with counterfeit electronics in the supply chain is a growing problem. Sweeping it under the rug won't work.
Russia’s ROKAF Connection
05/06/2011
By Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - In addition to European defense companies, Russia also has sold the ROK many weapons and will likely continue to do so. In addition to oil and gas, weapons represent one of the few items that South Korea can logically purchase to help balance its own…
State Department Goes on Cyber Offensive
05/05/2011
By Dr. Richard Weitz 05/05/2011 - The State Department is playing a leading role in a global coalition of governments committed to advancing Internet freedom. This commitment was highlighted at the Internet Governance Forum in Vilnius, Lithuania in September 2010 and in a cross-regional statement on Internet freedom sponsored by…
A Cautionary Tale Of Outsourcing To China
04/27/2011
By Richard McCormack 04/27/2011 - Thousands of American companies that have moved production to China to take advantage of cheap labor might want to consider a case study that is unfolding for a U.S. manufacturing company. Fellowes Inc., one of the world's largest makers of office and personal paper shredders,…
Espionage and the PRC Challenge
04/27/2011
By Edward Timperlake 04/27/2011 - The history of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) espionage attempts against US military and dual-use technology in the nineties were identified and reported on by a Select Committee of the House of Representatives. The Congressional report is a tribute to the tremendous bipartisan effort of those…
Leveraging the Advantages of the USN-USMC Team
04/27/2011
4/27/11 Rear Admiral Jim Beebe USN (retired) and currently Executive Director of Naval Air Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet discusses the USN approach to the future.
EMB314: Which Gender Issue?
04/21/2011
By Ed Timperlake 04/21/2011 - One of the strangest arguments ever made about competing aircraft in a source selection was recently made in an article in The Hill.
The LPD 17 Enhances the USN-USMC Capabilities
04/19/2011
An Interview with Commander Darren W. Nelson 04/19 /2011 - With the LPD 17, we have a dramatic increase in our capabilities to carry more cargo, more vehicle space, and our flight deck is huge. We're able to launch and recover two MV-22 Ospreys at the same time.