Loren Thompson

Senior Contributor|Aerospace & Defense

I focus on the strategic, economic and business implications of defense spending as the Chief Operating Officer of the non-profit Lexington Institute and Chief Executive Officer of Source Associates. Prior to holding my present positions, I was Deputy Director of the Security

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2,535 viewsFeb 15, 2024

Threats To U.S. Elections Are Creating A New Kind Of National Security Challenge

Faith in U.S. electoral processes is eroding, posing a danger to the integrity of the whole system.

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6,964 viewsFeb 13, 2024

Army Rethink Of Aviation Priorities Is A Big Boost For Boeing

Boeing rotorcraft plants in Arizona and Pennsylvania will benefit.

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17,582 viewsFeb 8, 2024

The U.S. Commercial Ship Industry Has Collapsed. Fallout For National Security Could Follow.

There's so little left of the U.S. commercial shipbuilding and shipping industry, it would take decades to rebuild.

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6,213 viewsFeb 6, 2024

Amazon’s Kuiper Orbital Internet System Will Include Important National Security Features

Kuiper is a commercial venture, but its design delivers big national security benefits.

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7,004 viewsFeb 2, 2024

Boeing Products Bulk Large In Latest Foreign Military Sales Report

Boeing Defense is poised to return to sustained profitability, in part due to overseas sales.

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42,441 viewsJan 30, 2024

How Submarine-Launched Systems Can Overwhelm Chinese Warships In The Taiwan Strait

Expendable unmanned systems launched from subs could create a durable mesh network surveilling the vital waterway.

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2,430 viewsJan 25, 2024

Air Force’s Sentinel ICBM Program Is Struggling, Potentially Impacting Nuclear Deterrence

Cost and schedule of a vital upgrade to the U.S. nuclear deterrent looks uncertain.

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6,684 viewsJan 22, 2024

Pentagon Makes It Official: U.S. Industrial Decline Is Undermining National Defense

The new defense industrial strategy reflects a bipartisan consensus on the need reverse the decay of domestic industries.

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4,799 viewsJan 16, 2024

Why The U.S. Needs A Third Site For National Missile Defense

The U.S. missile defense system needs to be supplemented with more firepower and locations.

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3,285 viewsJan 11, 2024

What Would The U.S. Defense Posture Look Like In A Second Trump Presidency?

Trump's seeming unpredictability is actually underpinned by some firm principles.