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Understanding the True Cost of Tech Obsolescence

By GDCA | December 14, 2025
Obsolescence

Do we, as an industry, truly understand the full impact and cost of tech obsolescence? Over the past years, the team at GDCA has been doing our best to educate […]

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Staying Mission Ready: The Importance and Value of Extending Legacy Equipment Lifecycles in Critical Defense Programs

By GDCA | October 30, 2025
Legacy Engineering

In previous articles, we’ve discussed the massive, costly impact that electronics obsolescence has on Defense programs. Few industries feel the effects of this problem the way that Defense manufacturers, contractors, […]

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Protect Your Core by Transferring the Tail: Offloading the Old to Focus on the New without Abandoning Either

By GDCA | October 10, 2025
Legacy product sustainment

Your road map for your business only works if you protect it–and Tania Scroggie makes this clear in the latest installment of her YouTube series! In her video, Tania explores […]

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Managing Electronic Component Obsolescence in Defense Programs

By GDCA | October 1, 2025

The problem of electronics obsolescence is uniquely potent when it comes to Defense programs. Modern Defense electronic systems tend to be rife with obsolete components or components at risk for […]

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The Inchworm Dilemma: Why Your Strategy Isn’t Moving Forward

By GDCA | August 18, 2025

Tania Scroggie is back with another episode of ‘Tania’s Teachables’ over on YouTube, this time exploring the hard truth of dealing with legacy electronics in today’s modern world of fast-paced […]

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Strategies for Managing Obsolete Semiconductors amidst Changing Global Markets and Supply Chain Issues

By GDCA | August 6, 2025
Obsolete Semiconductors Management

Semiconductors are literally the backbone of all electronics–and because of that, when a semiconductor becomes obsolete, finding support for it, whether that be replacement parts, fresh components, or repair services, […]

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Strategies for Effective Part Obsolescence Management in Electronic Infrastructure Systems

By GDCA | June 3, 2025
Part Obsolescence Management Strategies

As a society, we are incredibly dependent on our smartphones and devices, whether we want to admit it or not, for many crucial aspects of our daily lives.  But imagine […]

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How GDCA Solved an Impossible Legacy Hardware Challenge | Ep.1: The Customer Challenge & GDCA’s Role

By GDCA | April 11, 2025

Dawn Dela Rosa, Director of Manufacturing at GDCA, takes the stage on our YouTube channel with a new three-part short video series exploring a recent sustainment challenge that we recently […]

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Tania’s Teachables: OEMs, Long-Term Support & GDCA FAQs

By GDCA | April 11, 2025

Tania Scroggie is back with another episode of “Tania’s Teachables” over on the GDCA YouTube channel, this week tackling the frequently asked questions that we get here at GDCA about […]

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Understanding the Role of LEMs in the Supply Chain

By GDCA | March 21, 2025
aerospace manufacturing

GDCA Solution Director Thomas Helmonds is the guest speaker in our most recent YouTube upload! In this short, educational video, Thomas explores the role of legacy equipment manufacturing in long […]

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