Author Archives: Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D
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Finland’s Selection Of F-35 Confirms Its Status As The Free World’s Fighter (From Forbes)
December 10, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D As if further proof were required, the Finnish government’s decision on December 10 to acquire the F-35 signals that the stealthy fighter has become, in effect, the Free World’s fighter. At least 16 countries are destined to operate it, and [Read More...] -
Delay In Defense Appropriations Is Sending The Wrong Message To Moscow And Beijing (From Forbes)
December 9, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin earlier this week issued an appeal to Congress to avoid saddling the military with a full-year continuing resolution rather than a regular appropriation. Continuing resolutions are typically stopgap measures designed to keep the government running [Read More...] -
Why Putin Won’t Invade Ukraine (From Forbes)
December 6, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Washington is worried that Russian leader Vladimir Putin is positioning to invade Ukraine. Don’t bet on that. Putin does not like to take risks, and a military campaign in Ukraine would incur several sizable ones. Even if an invasion succeeded, [Read More...] -
The Air Force’s Top Six Imperatives For The Biden Years (From Forbes)
December 2, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The stars seem to be aligning for Air Force modernization during the Biden years. The new administration is seating a team to seasoned and like-minded acquisition officials who understand the intricacies of the service’s key investment programs. However, some initiatives [Read More...] -
U.S. Army’s Project Convergence Resurrects Military Transformation, Revolutionizes Warfare (From Forbes)
November 30, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The U.S. Army’s Futures Command is sponsoring a long-term exercise in testing new warfighting concepts called Project Convergence. Although often characterized as a sensor-to-shooter project it is really much broader, in effect heralding the return of military transformation. Military transformation [Read More...] -
Caveat Emptor: The Danger Of Using Commercial Technologies In Combat (From Forbes)
November 23, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D There is much enthusiasm among military planners these days for tapping into the innovations of the commercial sector. That’s fine up to a point, but a wholesale adoption of commercial technology without due consideration to dangers could lead to operational [Read More...] -
Sierra Space Rides The Wave Of A Rising Commercial Space Economy (From Forbes)
November 18, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Sierra Space, a subsidiary of Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC), disclosed last month that it is partnering with Blue Origin to establish a privately owned and operated space station that it hopes will become the “premier commercial destination” in low Earth [Read More...] -
Italy Is Becoming More Important To U.S. Security. Here Are Five Reasons Why. (From Forbes)
November 15, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Despite being a major military power, Italy has never quite attained the status in Washington enjoyed by other big NATO members like Britain, France and Germany. But that is about to change, partly because those other allies are becoming less [Read More...] -
Post-Pandemic Transformation Of Pentagon Processes Becomes Big Business For CACI (From Forbes)
November 10, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The Department of Defense has been pursuing digital transformation for some time, but changes in work habits wrought by the global pandemic have given it a renewed sense of urgency. Many workers want to continue some aspects of working remotely; [Read More...] -
Boeing’s Defense Problems Aren’t Entirely Of Its Own Making (From Forbes)
November 5, 2021- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D In recent years, Boeing has suffered several major setbacks in its defense business, stoking a perception that the enterprise is not what it once was. However, a close look at how those setbacks unfolded suggests that the government played an [Read More...]