Mike hosts defense acquisition experts Eric Lofgren and Matt MacGregor to better understand just how hard it is for the US military to buy stuff. We also discuss a shortcut called a Middle Tier Acquisition (MTA), along with some examples you’ve probably heard of: B-52 engines, F-15EX fighter jets, and hypersonic missiles.----Links* Sign up for our amazing newsletter https://www.themerge.co* Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/the_merge* Eric contact https://www.linkedin.com/in/elofgren/* Eric’s Acquisition Talk https://acquisitiontalk.com * Matt contact https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-macgregor77/* Matt’s op-ed https://www.defenseone.com/ideas/2022/09/get-know-middle-tier-awesomeer-acquisition/377017/* Pentagon Wars (full movie) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ir0FAa8P2MU----Follow us on...* Instagram https://www.instagram.com/merge_newsletter* Facebook https://www.facebook.com/themergenews* Twitter https://twitter.com/MergeNewsletter* LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/themerge* Website https://www.themerge.co----Show Notes(1:00) intro(4:12) overview(5:06) monopsony(6:58) requirements(9:04) Pentagon Wars(20:45) acquisition strategy(23:44) “joint”(31:58) how much does it cost?(35:38) the budget(37:11) the PPBE(43:06) what is the NDAA?(45:38) what is an MTA?(53:15) MTA examples(53:27) B-52 engines(1:01:00) IVAS (Army AR headset)(1:05:06) F-15EX(1:11:05) F-22 Link-16 and IRST(1:11:50) ARRW (hypersonic)(1:17:44) story time

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