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Budget Matters
FY26 Triangulation, FY27 Strangulation
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Why the Pentagon wouldn't hate another continuing resolution
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
THE OFFSET and RESEARCH tiers
Theatre Research notes: Indopacific FY26_4MAY2025
Demand signal from the US asia-pacific military apparatus
Sun Tzu, Clausevitz lens on JCIDS + Napoleons hot take
First in a series of ancient war strategists discussing modern military conventions
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US Army streamlines with Futures, Doctrine consolidations with broad implications
US Army TRADOC, Futures, and many others to face impending changes as the Army reacts to the SECDEF's challenge and directive to make Military more streamlined.
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Pryzm
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Rancher
Container orchestration and software defined mission platforms
Epiq
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Epiq
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DataShapes
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EW/RF market segment and a new defense startup
RF/EW distributed systems defense startup
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How to map your tech into a CONOP and identify your mission partner
A CONOP is the simplest method to communicate effectively with military design partners at the outset of your gtm
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BA-4: Advanced Component Development and Prototypes (ACD&P)
BA-4 refers to Budget Activity 4, one of the eight budget activities used by the Department of Defense (DoD) to categorize and structure its Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriations.
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Science & Technology (S&T) in Capability Development: BA-1 through BA-3
Let me break down how S&T activities support capability development, particularly in the early phases leading to an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD).