Author Archives: Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D
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CEO Tory Bruno Explains How United Launch Alliance Will Stay Ahead Of Competitors (From Forbes)
October 14, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D During three decades in the strategic missile and space-launch business, United Launch Alliance President & CEO Tory Bruno has never lost a rocket. That may make him unique in the annals of the space business, but government and commercial customers [Read More...] -
U.S. Marines Double Down On “First To Fight” Amphibious Capabilities (From Forbes)
October 12, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Aside from bravery and devotion to duty, the most distinctive feature of U.S. Marine Corps culture is its focus on amphibious warfare. Marines have fashioned a warfighting posture that relies on naval mobility to get them to every conflict first [Read More...] -
The U.S. Army Faces Defeat In Europe. One Day Of Federal Spending Per Year Can Save It. (From Forbes)
October 3, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The Romans had a saying that if you want peace, prepare for war. The U.S. Army is having trouble following that dictum because its budget for buying new weapons has been slashed by three-quarters during the Obama years. As a [Read More...] -
Slow Pace Of New Air Force Radar Plane Could Prove Fatal To U.S. Soldiers (From Forbes)
September 30, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The Air Force’s fleet of 16 Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS) planes is on its last legs. At any given time, half of the fleet is unavailable due to maintenance needs. It won’t be long before all [Read More...] -
White House Approves Boeing, Lockheed Fighter Sales To Gulf States (from Forbes)
September 29, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D The White House has approved sales of U.S. fighter jets to three Persian Gulf states, and begun the process of notifying Congress. Congress can block the sales, but probably will not given the impact on U.S. jobs and the need [Read More...] -
BAE Systems Is Building The Electronic Weapons That Will Win World War Three (from Forbes)
September 27, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Future warfare with peer adversaries will be largely about exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum, and the Electronic Systems unit of BAE Systems is the dominant player in that mission area. Headquartered in Nashua, New Hampshire, Electronic Systems has spent six decades [Read More...] -
WTO Finds Airbus Destroyed U.S. Jobs, Stole Market Share Through Massive Pattern Of Illegality (From Forbes)
September 22, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D Ten years after the U.S. Trade Representative first filed a case with the World Trade Organization concerning European aircraft subsidies, Washington was definitively upheld by the global body. It found that four European governments had engaged in a multi-decade pattern [Read More...] -
Five Reasons The Navy’s Aircraft Carriers Are Becoming More Vital To U.S. Security (From Forbes)
September 20, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D One of the most persistent fashions in military circles is predicting the demise of the aircraft carrier. However, the demand signal from regional combatant commanders suggests carriers are becoming more important to national security, rather than gradually relinquishing their roles. [Read More...] -
Five Reasons The U.S. Army Will Lose Its Next War In Europe — Maybe In 2017 (from Forbes)
September 16, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D U.S. Army planners believe they may face war with a near-peer adversary sometime in the next five years. That probably means fighting Russia in Europe, but it doesn’t mean the Army has a full five years to prepare. It may [Read More...] -
Boeing Unveils “Purpose-Built” Air Force Trainer In Must-Win T-X Competition (From National Interest)
September 14, 2016- Loren B. Thompson, Ph.D On September 13, Boeing revealed the plane that it hopes will win the Air Force’s T-X trainer competition. Four teams are vying for the right to deliver 350 trainers and associated ground equipment such as simulators. T-X will replace aging [Read More...]