FROM THE CHAIRMAN AND EXECUTIVE
EDITOR Dr. Larrie D. Ferreiro
The theme for this issue is “Competing for the Next Industrial Base.” In the current Great Power Competition, the United States is focusing on strengthening domestic capabilities, fostering innovation, and ensuring a resilient and competitive industry to meet future national security needs on land, sea, air, and even in space. The first paper is “The Next Great Engine War Was Not What You Thought It Was” by James Rodriguez. In this case history, the
author provides a fresh look at the competition for Air Force fighter engines during the 1980s and 1990s between two industrial giants, Pratt & Whitney and General Electric. The so-called “Great Engine War” yielded better-performing engines at significant cost savings, which was not repeated for the fifth-generation fighters of the 2000s. The author argues that the lessons of successful competition should be applied to the new adaptive engines for future platforms. In the second paper, “One Small Step for Space Acquisition Doctrine,” Roman Tillman attempts to develop the framework for a formal Space Force acquisition doctrine based on existing Space Force tenets, DoD and Air Force acquisition guidance, and other examples of acquisition doctrine. Using several analytic tools including manual assessment and two AI platforms, the author determined the emergent best practices that reinforce the proposed doctrinal blueprint. The author contends
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