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Defense Acquisition Research Journal #109

Defense Acquisition Research Journal Leading Change The Defense Acquisition Review Journal (ARJ) is a scholarly peer-reviewed journal published by the Defense Acquisition University (DAU). All submissions receive a blind review to ensure impartial evaluation. Articles represent the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the DAU or the Department of Defense. October 2024 Vol. 31 No. 2 | Issue 107 Journal DOI: 10.22594/dau.042023-103.30.02 Elect ISSN: 2156-8405

DEFENSE ACQUISITION RESEARCH JOURNAL		1
Article List / Book Reviews		2
Featured Research		6
Table of Contents		8
From the Chairman and Executive Editor		10
Perspective and Commentary		12
Call for Authors		14
The Next Great Engine War Was Not What You Thought It Was		18
Great Engine War Background		21
Discussion		26
The Adaptive Engine War (GE’s XA100 vs. P&W’s XA101)		29
Lessons Learned from AETP		37
Conclusions and Recommendations		38
References		41
Author Biography		44
One Small Step for Space Acquisition Doctrine		46
Acquisition Background		50
Purpose of the Study		52
Literature Review		53
Space Force Doctrine		53
Doctrine-A Different Perspective		54
Acquisition Best Practices and Reform		55
Space Acquisition: A Culture Shift		57
Methodology		59
Research Strategy		59
Participating Stakeholders		63
Data Collection and Instrumentation		63
Data Analysis		64
Coding with ChatGPT 4.0 & Claude 3 Opus		65
Coding with NVivo		66
COMET-K Framework for Deductive Categorization		67
Prompt Engineering		69
Ethics and Trustworthiness		70
Limitations		70
Results		71
Demographics		72
Findings and Analysis		75
Triangulation to Other Best Practices		88
Recommendations		89
Recommendation 1: Update to Space Force Doctrine Hierarchy		90
Recommendation 2: Proposed Chapters of Space Acquisition Doctrine		91
Barriers		95
Future Research		95
Trends Across Subgroups		96
Data Analysis Using Excel		96
Conclusion		96
References		99
Appendix A		101
Appendix B		102
Appendix C		104
Appendix D		105
Author Biography		107
The “Shrinking” Defense Industrial Base: A Survey of Former DoD Prime Contractors		108
Method		113
Data and Procedure		113
Survey		114
Survey Response Coding		115
Contractor Profiles		116
Results		117
Demographics		118
Survey Results		123
Responses from Exiting Contractors Across Size		131
Limitations		131
Future Research		132
Conclusion		133
References		135
Author Biographies		137
Professional Reading List		138
The Kill Chain: Defending America in the Future of High-Tech Warfare		138
The Touchstones of Leadership: Essential Principles for Business Leaders		140
Currrent Research Resources in Defense Acquisition		144
Military and Security Developments Involving the People’s Republic of China 2024: Annual Report to C		145
The Future of Great Power Competition: Trajectories, Transitions, and Prospects for Catastrophic War		146
Competing for Advantage: The Chinese Communist Party, Statecraft, and Special Operations		146
Adapting US Strategy to Account for China’s Transformation Into a Peer Nuclear Power		147
Hedging Bets: Rethinking Force Design for a Post-Dominance Era		148
Ship Wars: Confronting China’s Dual-Use Shipbuilding Empire		148
Forward Persistence in Great Power Cyber Competition: Military Assets in a Relative Power Erosion Fr		149
Defense ARJ Guidelines for Contributors		150
In General		150
Manuscripts		151
Research Articles		151
Case Histories		152
Perspectives and Commentary		153
Book Reviews		153
Audience and Writing Style		154
Format		154
Copyright		154
Print Schedule		155
Submissions		155
Subscribe to DAU Publications		158

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