budgetEDITORS PICKS
The DOD budget and the PPBE process reform has been rattling around in a bottle of rhetoric for many years now - this is the first admin who might do something about it because we need Defense revenue to mean more to win the second Cold War
Noah Smith · May 16, 20252025-05-16 · 5 min read5 min
congressEDITORS PICKS
A CR removes Congress from the decision-making cycle of major muscle movements. As the Pentagon makes rapid changes and reforms, there's little Congress can do under a CR
Noah Smith · May 8, 20252025-05-08 · 3 min read3 min
EDITORS PICKS
Demand signal from the US asia-pacific military apparatus
Noah Smith · May 5, 20252025-05-05 · 5 min read5 min
defense startupsRF/EWEDITORS PICKS
RF/EW distributed systems defense startup
Noah Smith · Apr 19, 20252025-04-19 · 7 min read7 min
policyEDITORS PICKS
These technologies or infrastructure changes are meant to create offsets to the adversary, whereas US forces r superior volume of enemy personnel, appliances, assets - and defeat the gravity of attrition warfare with technological electromagnetism.
Noah Smith · Apr 15, 20252025-04-15 · 1 min read1 min
EDITORS PICKSopine
FY25 has proven to be an RDT&E food fight amid rapid re-prioritization, revisions, looks, and liability ligation for a stronger-heeled FY26 - many hostels have vacancies, go to them, but know it is a hostel
Noah Smith · Apr 13, 20252025-04-13 · 2 min read2 min
EDITORS PICKSspace
SpaceX's potential rationale for focusing on LEO and avoiding GEO and HEO assets. SpaceX has a successful LEO strategy that captures both commercial broadband and defense markets through Starshield
Noah Smith · Dec 17, 20242024-12-17 · 1 min read1 min
EDITORS PICKSopine
or missiles
Noah Smith · Feb 13, 20242024-02-13 · 3 min read3 min