Acting SecDef Criticizes Lingering Cold War Acquisition Mindset

F-35C
Credit: U.S. Navy
ABOARD A U.S. AIR FORCE C-32–Reflecting on his time as acting U.S. defense secretary, Chris Miller wishes he had time to tackle the Pentagon’s acquisition system, and would use the F-35 as the case study of what not to do. “We’ve got to come out of the mindset of the Cold War … big units, big, high...

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