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The Best Weapon and the Authority to Fire

The Best Weapon and the Authority to Fire

The Best Weapon and the Authority to Fire examines a critical challenge created by increasingly integrated air and missile defense systems: the weapon best suited technically to defeat a threat…

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Golden Dome, the Distributed Defense Industrial Base, and the Authority that Must Survive System-to-System Handoffs

Golden Dome, the Distributed Defense Industrial...

This White Paper examines how Golden Dome’s distributed, multi-vendor architecture creates challenges for preserving execution authority across system-to-system handoffs. As government organizations, defense contractors, commercial technology companies, laboratories, and other…

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Why a Common Multi-Mission Weapons Platform Requires Action-Specific Authority at the Final Boundary Before Launch

Why a Common Multi-Mission Weapons Platform...

This white paper examines the U.S. Army’s Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) and the growing need for action-specific execution authority in autonomous weapons systems. As CAML evolves into a modular…

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Why Golden Dome Must Keep Technical Integration Separate From Permission to Act

Why Golden Dome Must Keep Technical Integration...

This white paper examines the growing importance of mission integration within the Department of Defense’s Golden Dome missile defense initiative. Using KBR’s public Golden Dome strategy as a case study,…

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eAirC2 and the Sovereignty of Execution

eAirC2 and the Sovereignty of Execution

As NATO modernizes coalition air command and control through the Enhanced Air Command and Control (eAirC2) initiative, interoperability alone is no longer sufficient. This white paper argues that while shared…

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Systemic Sanitation and Environmental Failures at U.S. Airports

Systemic Sanitation and Environmental Failures at...

This investigative white paper, published by New York Airport News, examines nationwide lapses in airport sanitation, environmental compliance, and contractor oversight. Using the November 2025 UPS cargo plane crash in…

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Executive Order 14423: Establishing the United States Space Academy

Executive Order 14423: Establishing the United...

Executive Order 14423 establishes a Presidential Commission to develop recommendations for creating the United States Space Academy, a proposed NASA-led Federal academy focused on technical education, leadership development, public service,…

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The Fifth Gate: Authority to Intercept

The Fifth Gate: Authority to Intercept

The Fifth Gate: Authority to Intercept examines a critical distinction in Golden Dome’s emerging space-based interceptor architecture: proving that an interceptor can operate within the system does not establish its…

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The Autonomous Fighter and the Authority to Engage

The Autonomous Fighter and the Authority to Engage

As autonomous combat aircraft become operational, ensuring that human authority remains intact throughout weapons employment is becoming a critical systems challenge. This white paper examines the U.S. Air Force’s Collaborative…

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Golden Dome and the Execution Authority Gap

Golden Dome and the Execution Authority Gap

This white paper examines the architectural challenges of the U.S. Golden Dome missile defense initiative, arguing that integrating sensors, interceptors, communications, and command systems alone is insufficient to ensure lawful…

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Why a Spacecraft License Does Not by Itself Establish Permission for a Physical Effect on Earth

Why a Spacecraft License Does Not by Itself...

This white paper examines the regulatory distinction between spacecraft communications licensing and authorization for physical effects created on Earth using Reflect Orbital’s Earendil-1 demonstration satellite as a case study. While…

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Human-Teaming in UAS Operations

Human-Teaming in UAS Operations

This white paper introduces a modular Autonomous Safety Agent (ASA) framework for Uncrewed Aircraft Systems (UAS), designed to detect and respond to operational and cybersecurity threats in real time. It…

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Modernizing Critical Embedded Software

Modernizing Critical Embedded Software

Automation and AI can complicate testing practices for embedded systems. But they’re also the solution. To stay ahead of the competition, embedded teams must modernize now. Download this whitepaper to…

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The Space Economy Workforce and STEM Occupations

The Space Economy Workforce and STEM Occupations

The U.S. space economy now reaches nearly every major industry, and over half of its workforce is in STEM roles—more than double the national average. Software developers, engineers, and advanced…

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How Did Manufacturing Profits Change: 2025 Q1 to 2025 Q2?

How Did Manufacturing Profits Change: 2025 Q1 to...

Manufacturing profits shifted unevenly from Q1 to Q2 of 2025, with some industries gaining ground while others saw declines. Sectors like pharmaceuticals, machinery, and aerospace showed noticeable changes, while key…

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