Weapons Acquisition


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Weapons Acquisition


Weapons Acquisition
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986

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Weapons Acquisition


Weapons Acquisition
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994

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Weapons Without A Cause


Weapons Without A Cause
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Author : Theo Farrell
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2016-07-27

Weapons Without A Cause written by Theo Farrell and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-07-27 with Political Science categories.


Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes. Extensive use is made of primary sources in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes. This book presents alarming evidence to show how the military services manipulate weapons acquisition to suit their own ends rather than national security. It also analyses how Congress, motivated by concerns over cost, comes to play a greater role in shaping programme outcomes once weapons enter production.



Weapons Acquisition


Weapons Acquisition
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Author : United States. General Accounting Office
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1992

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Foregone Conclusions


Foregone Conclusions
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Author : James H. Lebovic
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2019-04-08

Foregone Conclusions written by James H. Lebovic and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-04-08 with Political Science categories.


With the end of the Cold War and the erosion of the Soviet threat, the United States is reevaluating its defense policy and its acquisition of weapons. James Lebovic shows that, although current military missions are adapted to post-Cold War realities, the self-defeating bias of bureaucrats and military services toward Cold War weaponry is still prevalent. He examines the impact of this bias on the armed services as they assess threat, generate requirements, develop and change weapon concepts, set production rates, and engage in testing. The author asserts that bias compromises service interests and broader military objectives and he offers general policy recommendations to put U.S. weapons acquisition on a more effective track.



Weapons Acquisitions


Weapons Acquisitions
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language : en
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Release Date : 1986

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GAO reviewed the processes that France, the United Kingdom, West Germany, Israel, and the Soviet Union use to acquire weapon systems. GAO found that, in the four countries visited: (1) the Ministries of Defense have a separate directorate or agency responsible for the entire procurement function for all new weapon system acquisitions although the military services play a role in the acquisition process; (2) each country follows roughly the same general acquisition phases for its major weapons systems; (3) each country conducts two major types of tests, developmental and operational; (4) the United States, the United Kingdom, and Israel generally use a specific monetary level to designate a major weapon system, but France and West Germany use more general criteria; (5) the extent of ownership or control over the defense industrial base varies; and (6) each country's legislature exercises varying degrees of oversight of the defense budget and most major acquisition programs. The Soviet Union offered the most contrast because it has a planned command economy which is hierarchically organized with a single political party. In general, the Soviet Union prefers: (1) modest technology advances; (2) low cost; (3) weapons in quantity; (4) disciplined system acquisition; (5) conservative design; and (6) extensive operational testing. However, even with this data, it would be difficult to compare the efficiency of the other countries' acquisition processes to the United States' because of fundamental political, cultural, and economic differences. Significant variations make it difficult to determine if the United States should adopt any of the acquisition practices of the other countries.



The Weapons Acquisition Process


The Weapons Acquisition Process
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Author : Merton J. Peck
language : en
Publisher: Boston, Harvard U
Release Date : 1962

The Weapons Acquisition Process written by Merton J. Peck and has been published by Boston, Harvard U this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1962 with Arms race categories.




Weapons Acquisition


Weapons Acquisition
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Author : DIANE Publishing Company
language : en
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Release Date : 1995-03

Weapons Acquisition written by DIANE Publishing Company and has been published by DIANE Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-03 with History categories.


Addresses the Department of Defense's policies & practices on the use of low-rate initial production in relation to operational test & evaluation. Examines the impact of the current legislative requirements in each area. Contains recommendations to minimize the risk of prematurely committing to production & later encountering costly technical problems. Tables.



New Weapons Old Politics


New Weapons Old Politics
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Author : Thomas L. McNaugher
language : en
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
Release Date : 2011-10-01

New Weapons Old Politics written by Thomas L. McNaugher and has been published by Brookings Institution Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-01 with History categories.


Americans spend more than $100 billion a year to buy weapons, but no one likes the process that brings these weapons into existence. The problem, McNaugher shows, is that the technical needs of engineers and military planners clash sharply with the political demands of Congress. McNaugher examines weapons procurement since World War II and shows how repeated efforts to improve weapons acquisition have instead increased the harmful intrusion of political pressures into that technical development and procurement process. Today's weapons are more complicated than their predecessors. So are the nation's military forces. The design of new systems and their integration into the force structure demand more care, time, and flexibility. Yet time and flexibility are precisely what political pressures remove from the acquisitions process. In a series of case studies and conceptual discussions, McNaugher tackles concerns at the heart of the debate about acquisition—the slow and heavily bureaucratic approach to development, the preference for ultimate weapons over well-organized and trained forces, and the counterproductive incentives facing the nation's defense firms. He calls for changes that run against the current fashion—less centralization or procurement, less haste in developing new weapons, and greater use of competition as a means of removing the development process from political oversight. Above all, McNaugher shows how the United States tries to buy research and development on the cheap, and how costly this has been. The nation can improve its acquisition process, he concludes, only when it recognizes the need to pay for the full exploration of new technology.



A Preliminary Perspective On Regulatory Activities And Effects In Weapons Acquisition


A Preliminary Perspective On Regulatory Activities And Effects In Weapons Acquisition
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Author : Giles K. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988

A Preliminary Perspective On Regulatory Activities And Effects In Weapons Acquisition written by Giles K. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Arms transfers categories.


Many managers and executives responsible for weapons acquisition, both in industry and the Department of Defense, argue that regulations are inhibiting the timely and economical development of weapon systems. This report presents quantitative analyses of the effects of regulations and controls on management practices and overall outcomes of weapons acquisition projects. The authors conclude that, on the basis of currently available information, it is not possible to correlate regulatory activity and program outcomes--no cause-and-effect relationships can be inferred.