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DEFIANT GETS STARTED

12/30/2018

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 Here’s the first look at the Sikorsky-Boeing Defiant helicopter
(Defense News) Sikorsky and Boeing provided the first look at the Defiant helicopter, one of two designs competing under the U.S. Army’s Joint Multi-Role technology demonstrator program, two weeks after confirming the first flight would be delayed until 2019.
SB>1 Revs Up In Ground Test: Expert Expects First Flight ‘In Weeks’
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ACQUISITION REFORM CHECKLIST FOR 2019

12/30/2018

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Amidst Turmoil, Pentagon Persists On Acquisition Reform: Ellen Lord
By Paul McLeary, Monday, December 31, 2018 4:00 AM
Six things on the Pentagon’s 2019 acquisition reform checklist
(Defense News) Under the purview of Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, reform has become a buzzword inside the Department of Defense, with every office trying to find ways to be more efficient, whether through cost savings or changes to bureaucracy.
To Shore up the Defense-Industrial Base, Look to Norway
By Stephen Rodriguez, Frank Brundtland Steder & Leo Blanken, National Review: “On March 1, 1848, Henry John Temple Palmerston said in the House of Commons: “We have no eternal allies, and we have no perpetual enemies. Our interests are eternal and perpetual.” Over 100 years later, U.S. secretary of state Henry Kissinger famously echoed this realist sentiment. While he was referencing a broader view on American national-security interests, his remarks were intuitive to many abroad.”
Redesign the Fleet
By Arthur H. Barber III, Proceedings Magazine: “The U.S. Navy’s current fleet design does not match today’s conditions, much less those expected over the next 20 years. Today’s fleet—a mix of ship types that are simply evolutionary improvements and larger versions of designs from two or more decades ago—is too small, and the ships on average are too large. It is time for the Navy to make broad, significant changes in the fleet’s design.” 

The Emerging Nuclear Environment: Two Challenges Ahead
By Keith B. Payne, NIPP: “There are two distinct but related nuclear challenges:  1) the challenge of external nuclear developments among potential adversaries; and, 2) the internal challenge of establishing an enduring, effective Western response to those foreign developments.” 

Unraveling the Maritime Silk Road
By Charlotte Asdal, Proceedings Magazine: “China is deeply invested in cementing its position as a stakeholder in the Indian Ocean. Through a series of loans and investments, Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) are creating partners reliant on their capital, aiming eventually to leverage dependency to compel alignment with China’s interests."
One constant in the abrupt transition from outgoing Defense Secretary Jim Mattis to his deputy, soon to be acting secretary, Patrick Shanahan? The grueling, technical, but crucial business of acquisition reform. For all their differences, Pentagon technocrats, House Democrats, Senate Republicans, and even President Trump can all agree that the Defense Department needs to do a better job of buying weapons. – Breaking Defense
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HOW TO MANAGE ONE'S CAREER AT THE PENTAGON & WAR ON THE ROCKS EXAMINES YEAR IN AIRPOWER

12/21/2018

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Murphy’s Law and Learning to Love the Pentagon by Rachel Webb​
WAR ON THE ROCKS
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WHY MILLEY TOOK THE JOB AS CHAIRMAN OF JOINT CHIEFS & HOW THE PENTAGON HAS DECIDED TO HIT US ENEMIES FIRST

12/12/2018

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Why General Mark Milley and Why Now?
By Daniel Gouré, RealClearDefense: “One reason the announcement is viewed as unusual is that the change will not take effect until October 2019 when General Dunford’s current appointment ends. Another reason is that it breaks the customary pattern of cycling the chairmanship between the services.” ​
Army seeks to take on adversaries before all-out conflict
(C4ISRNET) A new Army document suggests that the service adopt the playbook of its closest competitors and engage with adversaries below the threshold of armed conflict, a tactic the Pentagon has traditionally eschewed.
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NO ONE WANTS TO SERVE:  THE "SECULAR DECLINE" OF THE MILITARY & ARMY'S FUTURE COMMAND TAKES SHAPE

12/9/2018

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The Military's Manpower Crisis
By Dennis Laich, Jonathan Askonas & Gil Barndollar, The Hill: “The report (NDS Commission) detailed many shortcomings, including the “secular decline” in the ability and propensity of Americans to serve in uniform. This shrinking manpower pool puts U.S. national security at long-term risk, the commission says, requiring the military and Congress to take “creative steps” to address the issue."
US Army’s Brain Transplant: Futurists Move To Futures Command
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OUR COMMUNIST MODEL ACQUISITION SYSTEM

12/1/2018

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$750 Billion Or Bust? Trump’s (Latest) Big Defense Budget Bound For Big Fights
To Innovate, Doctrine Is More Important than Technology
By Scott Humr, Proceedings Magazine: ““Innovate, Adapt, and Win!” is a mantra repeated in the Marine Corps Operating Concept (MOC). From tailored symposiums to the Commandant’s Innovation Challenges, the Marine Corps seems smitten by artificial intelligence, drone swarms, and manned-unmanned teaming in its attempt to stay ahead of the nation’s adversaries."
Pentagon's 'Communist Model' Acquisition System
By Mandy Mayfield, National Defense Magazine: ““The Chinese have adopted our rapid innovation [model] and we have adopted the communist model of how we process new capabilities in our system.””
 Modernizing the US military by learning from the past
(Defense News) “Innovation” and “force modernization” are the Pentagon buzzwords of the day. Strategies are being developed across the Department of Defense enterprise, with these concepts as the foundational pillars. Is this a flawed idea involving competing philosophies? Can the U.S. be truly innovative if it wants to rapidly modernize its force? 
James Inhofe and Mac Thornberry write: The administration’s National Defense Strategy prioritized strategic competition with China and Russia. But to be effective, strategies must be matched with resources. America won’t succeed without sustained, sufficient, predictable military funding. – Wall Street Journal
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Lou DiStasi writes: There is no simple answer for how the U.S. can regain its military dominance. Perhaps the use of prototyping can serve as a foundational tool to accelerate procurement and provide innovative solutions. History has shown that innovation and force modernization do not have to be competing philosophies. Industry partners, military operators, and members of the science and technology communities should certainly take notice — DoD leaders are increasingly placing their bets on rapid prototyping. – Defense News
Without predictable funding and realistic concepts of operations, the National Defense Strategy doesn’t meet the challenges of a rising China expanding in the Indo-Pacific and an aggressive Russia in Eastern Europe, the co-chairmen of the panel reviewing the document warned the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday. – USNI News
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