May 2010 Issue
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It’s a lost cause, General. What has evolved (devolved is a more apt phrase) in the acquisition world since the end of the Cold War is something that would make an old guard like you...
It’s a lost cause, General. What has evolved (devolved is a more apt phrase) in the acquisition world since the end of the Cold War is something that would make an old guard like you...
Eyes on the prize
The Air Force’s KC-X program should instead be called the KC-360, for all the twists, turns and about-faces bringing parties full circle three times now.
BY SCOTT HAMILTON
The Air Force’s KC-X program should instead be called the KC-360, for all the twists, turns and about-faces bringing parties full circle three times now.
BY SCOTT HAMILTON
A balancing act
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that “the defining principle of the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is balance” — between winning today’s wars...
BY PAUL SCHARRE
Defense Secretary Robert Gates has said that “the defining principle of the Pentagon’s new National Defense Strategy is balance” — between winning today’s wars...
BY PAUL SCHARRE
Deep dive
Decreasing funds and increasing missions have put the Navy’s submarine force in deep trouble — and it’s sinking fast. Lawmakers and strategists agree that the Navy’s...
BY LANCE M. BACON
Decreasing funds and increasing missions have put the Navy’s submarine force in deep trouble — and it’s sinking fast. Lawmakers and strategists agree that the Navy’s...
BY LANCE M. BACON
Unblinking eyes
The tactical use of a new set of intelligence collection systems known as persistent surveillance (PS) is well-known. Sometimes colloquially referred to an “unblinking eye,” a PS...
BY TIMOTHY J. JUNIO AND JONATHAN PROTZ
The tactical use of a new set of intelligence collection systems known as persistent surveillance (PS) is well-known. Sometimes colloquially referred to an “unblinking eye,” a PS...
BY TIMOTHY J. JUNIO AND JONATHAN PROTZ
Nearer the holodeck
It is April 2009. Not far from Los Angeles International Airport, I am in the giant Hughes Aircraft hangar, which once housed the Spruce Goose and is now home to the crew and heavy-breathing...
BY RICHARD BOYD
It is April 2009. Not far from Los Angeles International Airport, I am in the giant Hughes Aircraft hangar, which once housed the Spruce Goose and is now home to the crew and heavy-breathing...
BY RICHARD BOYD
A realistic vehicle
Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales’ article “A vehicle for modern times” [December-January] highlighted a number of issues regarding combat vehicle design relevant to...
Retired Maj. Gen. Robert Scales’ article “A vehicle for modern times” [December-January] highlighted a number of issues regarding combat vehicle design relevant to...
Conscription’s costs
I must take issue with a few of Lt. Col Paul L. Yingling’s points regarding military funding and manpower. On these two points his arguments are not germane to his central thesis, and...
I must take issue with a few of Lt. Col Paul L. Yingling’s points regarding military funding and manpower. On these two points his arguments are not germane to his central thesis, and...
Draft alternative
In “The Founders’ wisdom” [February], Lt. Col. Paul L. Yingling has again demonstrated a penchant for provocative writing that I fear will win him few friends among the...
In “The Founders’ wisdom” [February], Lt. Col. Paul L. Yingling has again demonstrated a penchant for provocative writing that I fear will win him few friends among the...
Nuclear ambiguity To the Obama administration for the ambiguous declaratory policy in its Nuclear Posture Review. If there’s one thing a nuclear-armed superpower should be clear on, it’s the...
Force protection To Defense Secretary Robert Gates for his swift action on the recommendations of the interim report on the Fort Hood, Texas, shooting. Gates directed the Pentagon to immediately implement 26...
Spinout failure To the Army for pushing into production systems it knows don’t work. After the Future Combat Systems’ program was canceled last year, the Army worked to salvage some high-tech...
Shared digs
Ever since the Goldwater-Nichols Act became law in 1986, the Defense Department has placed increasing emphasis on jointness: joint training, joint procurement, joint organizations, even...
BY COL. MICKEY ADDISON
Ever since the Goldwater-Nichols Act became law in 1986, the Defense Department has placed increasing emphasis on jointness: joint training, joint procurement, joint organizations, even...
BY COL. MICKEY ADDISON
The Red Leg counterinsurgent
Since the spring of 2002, the soldiers of the field artillery branch have been asked to be jacks of all trades, required to perform a plethora of duties. Several of these duties include...
BY SEAN P. MCKENNA
Since the spring of 2002, the soldiers of the field artillery branch have been asked to be jacks of all trades, required to perform a plethora of duties. Several of these duties include...
BY SEAN P. MCKENNA
The Moore’s Law effect
Moore’s Law is having a dramatic impact on virtually everything it touches, from energy to materials science, from computing to robotics.
Moore’s Law is having a dramatic impact on virtually everything it touches, from energy to materials science, from computing to robotics.
In this issue
The Navy needs more subs than ever before, but under the new 30-year shipbuilding plan, it will have fewer than ever before.
The Navy needs more subs than ever before, but under the new 30-year shipbuilding plan, it will have fewer than ever before.
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