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Tag: DefenseIndustry

Is Europe Stepping Up on Defense?

October 2, 2025
Sir Richard Barrons, Peter Michael Nielsen, and Ryan Evans
Is Europe Stepping Up on Defense?

A Vicious Cycle: The U.S. Military’s Maintenance and Modernization Problem

February 13, 2019
Brendan Stickles
A Vicious Cycle: The U.S. Military’s Maintenance and Modernization Problem

Rosie the CNC Machinist: American Manufacturing as a Warfare Domain

November 14, 2018
Joe Duggan
Rosie the CNC Machinist: American Manufacturing as a Warfare Domain

Hedging Our Bets: Reviving Defense Industrial Surge Capacity

December 1, 2017
Rep. Mike Gallagher
Hedging Our Bets: Reviving Defense Industrial Surge Capacity

Good to Great: Innovation in the Industrial Base

May 12, 2017
Stephen Rodriguez
Good to Great: Innovation in the Industrial Base

Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations

January 6, 2017
Scott Chandler
Rethinking Defense Acquisition: Zero-Base the Regulations

It’s Not About the FAR, It’s About Building Relationships

November 14, 2016
Jackie Space
It’s Not About the FAR, It’s About Building Relationships

Hold the Champagne: India’s Fighter Deal with France Portends Trouble for Western Defense Companies

September 30, 2016
Daniel Yoon
Hold the Champagne: India’s Fighter Deal with France Portends Trouble for Western Defense Companies

Hacking the Defense Industry

September 10, 2015
Stephen Rodriguez, Paul Scharre, Sam Zega, and Ryan Evans
Hacking the Defense Industry

Time for a Private-Sector Pivot on Military Technology

May 14, 2015
Ben FitzGerald and Katrina Timlin
Time for a Private-Sector Pivot on Military Technology

How Congress is Hamstringing the Defense Industrial Sector

March 24, 2015
Matt Vallone
How Congress is Hamstringing the Defense Industrial Sector

Sick Defense: How to Foster an Affordable, Innovative Defense Industrial Base

March 19, 2015
Ryan Brukardt, Eric Chewning, Lorraine Hammer, John G. McGinn, and Stephen Rodriguez
Sick Defense: How to Foster an Affordable, Innovative Defense Industrial Base

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