Mike Fredenburg
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Mike Fredenburg writes on military technology and defense matters with an emphasis on defense reform. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and master's degree in production operations management.
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Selling US Steel to a Foreign Country Would Be a Blow to National Security and a Win for China
U.S. lawmakers are missing an opportunity to take the steps the United States needs to take to at least partially restore the defense industrial base.
Why the A-6 Intruder Is Still the Best Navy Attack Plane to Grace the Deck of a US Carrier
A-6 Intruders would have been able to deliver far more ordnance for far less cost than the multirole planes we have instead employed.
Ukraine’s Kursk Gamble—Robbing Peter to Pay Paul
It has not changed the fundamentals of an attrition-based war in which Russia maintains an overwhelming advantage.
The Real Reason Military Recruitment Is Down
The U.S. Army is struggling on many fronts, but one of the most obvious is that, for the second year in a row, the Army has failed to meet its recruiting goals.
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Why Billion-Dollar Warships Were Prematurely Retired and Destroyed
If the Navy had properly maintained the Spruance-class destroyers, they would even today be some of the most powerful naval ships in the world.
‘Maverick’’s Modernized Top Gun F-14E Tomcat Would Beat F-35C
The F-14E would definitely beat the F-35C in executing the kind of missions our fighters and strike craft have been executing over the past 30 years.
Forget About the Carriers, It’s All About the Submarines, Baby!
Carriers no longer have the deterrent effect they did just a few short decades ago.
What Boeing Could Learn From SpaceX’s Spectacular Successes
Boeing should set big, bold goals and embrace a vision that its employees can get truly excited about.
All Hands On Deck: US Navy Desperately Needs More Shipyards
There is the longer-term solution of restoring U.S. shipbuilding in general, but first we must address the immediate need for more naval shipyard capacity.
