Pentagon Labyrinth

Join Dan Grazier, POGO’s senior defense fellow, for a wide-ranging series of conversations on national security issues ranging from military health care to weapons acquisition to military training. In each episode, Dan takes a deep dive into a single topic with an expert guest. Listen in on discussions with military historians, authors, journalists, and others who offer their insights to help guide us through The Pentagon Labyrinth.  

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F-35: Still No Finish Line in Sight

F-35: Still No Finish Line in Sight

The F-35 has now entered an unprecedented seventeenth year of continuing redesign, test deficiencies, fixes, schedule slippages, and cost overruns....

March 26, 2018 | Podcast

Goliath Weapons Systems: Interview with Dan Grazier

Goliath Weapons Systems: Interview with Dan Grazier

When the Pentagon and the defense industry have unlimited budgets, "they essentially stop thinking," said POGO’s Jack Shanahan Military Fellow...

January 19, 2018 | Podcast

Pierre Sprey and the Birth of the A-10

Pierre Sprey and the Birth of the A-10

The A-10 has proven itself to be one of the most venerable and capable aircraft in the US arsenal. It...

December 18, 2017 | Podcast

$21 Billion Worth of Concurrency Orphans?

$21 Billion Worth of Concurrency Orphans?

The new F-35 Program Executive Officer, Vice Admiral Mat Winter, said his office is exploring the option of leaving 108...

November 14, 2017 | Podcast