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Nov 7, 2024 | 
nationalinterest.org | Matthew C. Mai
Just Too Expensive?: The U.S. Air Force’s Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter, designed to secure air superiority in future conflicts, faces financial hurdles that may halt its progress. -Originally projected to cost three times more than the F-35, the NGAD program was paused due to concerns over affordability, raising questions about sustaining air superiority against China.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | Matthew C. Mai
Air Force Leaders Are Right to Rethink NGAD
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
realcleardefense.com | Matthew C. Mai
The Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter aircraft meant to secure U.S. air superiority in the 2030s and beyond might be facing an adversary it can’t defeat: budget constraints. The Air Force paused its sixth-generation fighter program in July after price projections showed it would cost three times more than an F-35 joint strike fighter—currently the world’s most expensive weapons program with each aircraft costing $80 million and $100 million apiece.
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Sep 1, 2024 | 
vox.com | Gil Barndollar |Matthew C. Mai
Coverage of the wars in Ukraine and Gaza is mostly dominated by talk of weapons. Reporters and analysts focus on suicide drones, on shell deficits, on . But for all the attention devoted to modern weapons and munitions, both conflicts are proving that modern war still comes down to people. In Ukraine, battlefield deaths on both sides were estimated to number more than 200,000 by the fall of 2023.
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May 17, 2024 | 
foreignpolicy.com | Gil Barndollar |Matthew C. Mai
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May 17, 2024 | 
archive.ph | Gil Barndollar |Matthew C. Mai |Edward Alden |Raphael Cohen
After decades of strategic drift and costly acquisition failures, the U.S. Navy is sailing straight into a storm it can’t avoid. Despite the Defense Department’s lip service about China being the “pacing challenge,” decades of deindustrialization and policymakers’ failure to prioritize among services and threats have left the Navy ill-equipped to endure a sustained high-intensity conflict in the Pacific.
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Feb 5, 2024 | 
bairdmaritime.com | Matthew C. Mai
Best W2W Craft – Gen-4 Two – Strategic Marine & Southerly DesignsThe long-standing and very productive collaboration of Western Australia’s renowned naval architects, Southerly Designs and leading Singaporean shipbuilder, Strategic Marine, has created yet another elegant, efficient, safe, fast and comfortable crew-supply boat for the global offshore energy industry.
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Feb 4, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Enid Westerlund |Matthew C. Mai |Danielle Watson |Jay Caldwell
In Greed is Dead, Paul Collier and John Kay (C&K) argue that the world has become more selfish. They point to many examples, from celebrities piggybacking on social causes for self-promotion to chief executive officers putting profits over all else. They also argue that the effects of this selfishness are worrisome and unsustainable.
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Feb 3, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Daniel Flitton |Matthew C. Mai |Danielle Watson
A few years ago, just before COVID hit, I decided to have Lasik eye surgery. It is a laser vision correction, a type of refractive surgery for the correction of myopia, and hyperopia, and an actual cure for astigmatism. Even though I didn’t need my glasses all the time, it was restrictive when it came to driving, exercising, sports, and activities. It was even more of a hassle after having a baby who started grabbing onto things.
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Feb 2, 2024 | 
bairdmaritime.com | Matthew C. Mai
Norwegian fishing company Nergard Havfiske has expanded its vessel fleet following the recent acquisition of a hybrid-powered stern trawler designed and built by compatriot company Vard. The final trawler in a series of three built by Vard for the same owner, Sørkapp (“South Cape”) utilises a design that has been continuously developed to meet the latest demands for fish health management, efficiency, and environmentally friendly operations.
