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The Half-Life of Military Certainty
In software-defined warfare, evidence of reliability can lose relevance before the technology itself. GMJoe™ Consulting examines assurance debt, evidence interoperability, and the emerging institutional opportunity for UND and research universities.
The Second Interceptor
An Army battalion is using an interceptor trial to develop operator qualification. If the first syllabus ties proficiency to one aircraft, a cheaper successor may cost the commander more to put into service.
When a Factory Buys Air Defense
Ukraine’s private air-defense rules let companies sell protection to other firms. A second contract can fund more readiness or give two buyers a claim on the same capacity.
The Economics of the Invisible Wall
A proposed hotel acquisition in Grand Forks reveals an overlooked investment question: what happens when physically connected businesses create economic value that neither can fully capture?
The Credit and the Record
Grand Forks has inherited a powerful unmanned aviation economy. Bruce Gjovig helped create the entrepreneurial conditions that made it possible. Shared credit should not become historical anonymity.
The Authority to Decide
Could Grand Forks become more important to national defense companies while becoming less essential to their long-term investment strategies? An upstream assessment of utilization, substitutability, and regional bargaining power.
The Architecture of Tomorrow
North Dakota helped establish unmanned aviation. GMJoe™ Consulting examines a less visible economic frontier: who will control the institutional choices, technical rights, and commercial relationships that determine autonomy’s future value.
The Distance Between Is Now on Spotify
Joe Cozart’s The Distance Between is now on Spotify: a novel about independent observation, institutional behavior, and the difficult art of seeing clearly.
Who Will Recognize What Comes Next?
Does Grand Forks have the expertise to recognize the next counter-drone breakthrough—or could its assessment process overlook the technology that changes everything?