Acquisition and Seapower @ SASC | PPBE Reform matters | Make industrial mobilization cool again
Arlington, VA
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Eric Lofgren retweeted
This, from the Walter Isaacson biography, is both an underrated aspect of SpaceX’s success, and the perfect example of why “cost plus” manufacturing (used by many aspects of US Government) is a terrible idea
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“@VenusAerospace has developed the world’s first liquid-propellant rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) with a double-digit percentage increase in efficiency over standard regular engines, making the #HypersonicEconomy possible,” -CEO Sassie Duggleby bit.ly/467gYmy
Eric Lofgren retweeted
Even years into WWI, the UK's generals didn't understand the importance of machine guns, and Lloyd George had to force his generals to buy more than one machine gun per battalion.
What technologies today do civilians need to force the DoD to take their assement of needs and "square it, multiply that result by two - and when you are in sight of that, double it again for good measure"?
Eric Lofgren retweeted
IMPORTANT update in the debate over future amphib production. DoD has shown Marines specific (rough) drawings w/ ideas for scaling down the ship to save money. Marines rejected them all, saying it makes the flight deck and vehicle stowage areas too small to support MEU operations
Eric Lofgren retweeted
#HASC Hearing on FY24 DoD Budget:
Rep @RobWittman asks SecDef the questions about numbers & capacity.
"Please tell the American people what we are going to do to mitigate the threat."
@cgberube @ConsWahoo @Navy_Hipple @salisbot
Eric Lofgren retweeted
USAF says of every 10 F-15Cs it sends to the depot, only 2 come back.
Some background:
aviationweek.com/defense-spa…
Eric Lofgren retweeted
It genuinely fascinates me, how much more quickly things were done in the pre-computer age 1960s- on.ft.com/3JwOoCa via @FT
Eric Lofgren retweeted
This is an amazing table of the cost overruns of mega projects
Nuclear storage has a mean cost overrun of 238%, while with nuclear power its 120%
Solar power has a mean cost overrun of 1%
enr.com/articles/55774-oxfor…
Eric Lofgren retweeted
This chart captures the core of the DoD innovation/acquisitions culture problem.
If you put yourself in the shoes of someone whose incentives and training make it so they only see the blue line then all the problems start to make sense.
h/t @PeteModi
Eric Lofgren retweeted
The 🇺🇸 government will spend $858,000,000,000 on defense in 2023. 4% of that will go to startups.
Hundreds of founders are now building for the defense sector. From AI & autonomy to space & public safety, here's what this ecosystem looks like today👇
michaelxbloch.com/national-s…
Eric Lofgren retweeted
Rebuilding munitions wake up call! CSIS did a timely report on the fact it’ll take 6 years to recover from munitions transferred/expended by Ukraine - a worthy cost but must be replaced ASAP! csis.org/analysis/rebuilding…
Eric Lofgren retweeted
Quick thoughts for #defencetech startups.
Don’t over-index on ‘cutting edge tech’. Pretty much everything is cutting edge for that market.
Focus on fast iteration cycles. Is that possible in your domain?
Focus on core capability to ‘sell’ to DoD. Not SBIRs. Product sales.
Eric Lofgren retweeted
How can the @DeptofDefense acquire and field AI/ML-enabled capabilities? Our team joined @AcqTalk for a discussion on data management, SBIR, JADC2, Project Maven, traditional and non-traditional contractors, and more.
Listen: acquisitiontalk.com/2022/12/…
#autonomy #nationalsecurity
Eric Lofgren retweeted
Alfred Mahan: "...the influence of the government will be felt, making or marring the sea power of the country in the matter of peaceful commerce; upon which alone, it cannot be too often insisted, a thoroughly strong navy can be based.”
2021 UNCTAD shipbuilding data:
Eric Lofgren retweeted
Navy Secretary Carlos Del Toro says the most interesting thing in the Navy today is Task Force 59 in 5th Fleet and how they use unmanned technologies.
Eric Lofgren retweeted
With 2,184 examples in "active" service, the F-16 will remain the world's most prolific jet fighter in 2023. Here's @FlightGlobal Magazine's latest top ten combat aircraft list. #avgeeks #aviation #airpower #aviationdaily #aviationlovers #TopTen
ALT Top 10 Combat Aircraft Types of 2023
Eric Lofgren retweeted
we all know the PayPal mafia
and I enjoyed @bizcarson’s piece earlier this year on the Palantir Pack
but what about the wave of founders who have been coming out of SpaceX? (1/8)
