Mike Locke
Locke Solutions LLC
Providing a disciplined, mission-focused approach to complex challenges, combining decades of strategic expertise with practical judgment, candid counsel, and an unwavering commitment to getting the right outcome.
ABOUT
After two attempts at retirement, I’ve discovered that stepping away from complex challenges isn’t quite in my nature.
I selectively partner with organizations that need seasoned strategic insight, an experienced perspective, and practical solutions to their most difficult IAMD, C-sUAS, defense policy, and organizational challenges.
Whether you’re navigating an emerging threat, developing or refining strategy and policy, aligning stakeholders, or working through a challenge that simply needs the right expertise at the table, I can help.
"My goal is straightforward: understand the problem, cut through the complexity, and help you identify a clear, actionable path forward."
SKILLS &
EXPERTISE
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Integrated Air & Missile Defense, including Golden Dome for America
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Counter-small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS)
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Industrial Base Analysis & Sustainment
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Pentagon Departmental Processes (Defense Planning Guidance, Program Objective Memoranda, Program Review, etc.)
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Red Teaming (Tell me what you want to do, and I will advise on how best to proceed – and/or what obstacles you will face)
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C-sUAS, Counter-Autonomy
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Hypersonics
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Missile Defense (IAMD, GDA)
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Directed Energy
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Congressional Testimony Preparation and responses to Congress
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Organizing and executing major conferences and functions
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Industrial Base Analysis
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Counter Rockets, Artillery & Mortars
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Electronic Warfare / Protection
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Missile Defense Policy
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Long Range Precision Fires
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Quick-turn analysis (minutes to hours)
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Defense Programming, Budgeting, Defense
Career Highlights
Overview
With more than 20 years of experience supporting the nation’s defense mission, my career has centered on solving complex challenges at the intersection of strategy, policy, and operational capability. I have worked extensively within the Pentagon and alongside senior leaders across the U.S. Army, Joint Staff, and Office of the Secretary of War, contributing to Department-level strategies, policies, directives, and initiatives involving Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) and Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems (C-sUAS). These experiences have shaped a career grounded in strategic thinking, sound judgment, collaboration, and the ability to turn complex defense challenges into clear, actionable solutions.
Legacy Highlights
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Part of a small team that transitioned the Joint Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office (JCO) into the Joint Interagency Task Force 401 (JIATF 401)
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Handpicked by Army G-8 to assist G-3 stand up of the Army’s Air & Missile Defense Task Force (now called DAMO-Fires)
