Richard McCool
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Defense Budget
June 18, 2021
Powering and Protecting Ships – Critical to Navy Competitiveness
What may have seemed like a science-fiction fantasy only a generation ago – weird and imaginative concepts drawn in comics and portrayed in movies –...
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Defense Budget
January 9, 2021
Offshore Procurement Waivers – Time for a New Normal
With the 116 th Congress closing out its books, members and staff are already looking forward to working on top legislative priorities after the New...
Richard McCool • RealClearDefense
Space Warfare
October 2, 2020
Space Security and Strategic Defense – A Renewed Importance
Some of the most credible, experienced voices in foreign policy and defense have made repeatedly clear that the current global security landscape is...
Richard McCool • RealClearDefense
U.S. Air Force
October 2, 2020
U.S. Air Force Pilot Shortage – Creative Solutions for a Key Concern
In June of 1944, the U. S.
Richard McCool • RealClearDefense
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