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Mark Aslett
Oct 3, 20245 min read
China's Defense Buildup: A Rapidly Expanding Industrial Base and a Stagnant U.S. Response
Foreign Affairs Article: China Is Ready for War, And Thanks to a Crumbling Defense Industrial Base, America Is Not As tensions between...
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Mark Aslett
Sep 26, 20244 min read
The EU's Push for Defense Autonomy: Stockpiling, Coordination, and Strategic Preparedness
The FT Article: EU defence commissioner calls for obligatory ammunition stockpiles As Europe braces itself for the increasing specter of...
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Mark Aslett
May 16, 20242 min read
Rethinking Global Defense: The Strategic Implications of Rishi Sunak's "War Footing" on US-UK Relations and National Security
FT Article: Why Britain’s defence industry may regret Brexit In a bold move that reverberates through the corridors of global defense, UK...
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Mark Aslett
May 15, 20243 min read
America's Defense Dilemma: Semiconductor Success versus Naval Neglect
Defense Opinion Article: CHIPS and Ships: Time to Stop Gambling with U.S. Seapower Semiconductor Surge Versus Shipyard Struggle The...
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Mark Aslett
Jan 20, 20242 min read
Alarm Bells in National Security: Why America's Defense Industry is Losing Ground
Interesting Article from the Federal News Network: Defense Industrial Base loses thousands more firms, mainly because DoD is a tough...
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Mark Aslett
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Article 5: Geopolitical Quagmires: When High-Tech's Global Ambitions Clash with National Interests
Doing business in China? Relatively easy for a pure-play high-tech firm but potentially problematic if you're also a defense contractor....
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Mark Aslett
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Article 4: Financial Realities: Why High Returns and Long-Term Contracts are Oil and Water
The prospect of long-term, low-margin contracts in the defense sector often sends high-tech CFOs running. It's not that they're...
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Mark Aslett
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Article 3: Intellectual Property: The Hidden Dragon in the Defense-High-Tech Alliance
IP is the linchpin of high-tech innovation. It's fiercely guarded, patented, and often the company's most significant asset. However, in...
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Mark Aslett
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Article 2: Culture Wars: Why Military Tradition and Silicon Valley's 'Fail Fast' Don't Mix
An army general and a techie walk into a room—the beginning of a joke or a project doomed to fail? The defense industry's rigid,...
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Mark Aslett
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Article 1: Regulatory Snafus: The Heavy Chains Holding Back High-Tech from Defense Glory
We've all heard the old adage: "Rules are meant to be broken." But in the defense sector, the rules—aka regulations—are not just...
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Mark Aslett
Dec 26, 20231 min read
Why the Defense and High-Tech Industries Are Not BFFs Yet; A Breakdown of the Top 5 Issues
The defense and high-tech sectors could be likened to two overlapping circles of a Venn diagram. The areas of intersection—such as...
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