Macro Dynamics of Weapon System Acquisition: Shaping Early Decisions to Get Better Outcomes.

摘要

Defense acquisition is already broken Systems Engineering event driven vs effects based Reduced Capacity procurement holidays increase cycle time and costs Complexity A&D community self inflicted wound Requirements not necessarily connected to mission, physical reality, affordability, and ability to deliver on time Reduced budgets are a fact of life Fewer acquisition new starts Reduced infrastructure, reduced capacity Not if or when, but how much Over the next decade the US could loose technological superiority, economic competitiveness in key areas We have to get past policies to systemic root causes to overcome pending reductions and increase the output of the US Aerospace and Defense industry.