Obaid Younossi/ David E. Stem/ Mark A. Lorell/ Frances M. Lussier
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Obaid Younossi/ Mark A. Lorell/ Kevin Brancato/ Cynthia R. Cook/ Mel Eisman/ Bernard Fox/ John C. Graser/ Yool Kim/ Robert S. Leonard/ Shari Lawrence Pfleeger/ Jerry M. Sollinger
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The U.S. has generally tried to discourage its allies from developing their own major weapons systems, to promote equipment standardization with U.S. forces, and tie allied security policies more firm
Lorell presents findings from research sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense, conducted in RAND's National Defense Research Institute. The report provides a brief survey of the U.S. fix
Development of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter was shared by nine countries, who agreed that F-35 sustainment assets would be managed as a global pool. This report reviews other military aircraft spares
This reports examines aerospace industry globalization trends toward determining how the U.S. Air Force can best exploit such trends while minimizing their risks.
This report evaluates four recent Air Force Major Defense Acquisition Programs with low cost growth and compares and contrasts their key characteristics to the six programs evaluated with extreme cost
Identifies and characterizes conditions present in six U.S. Air Force Major Defense Acquisition Programs experiencing extreme cost growth, using case study analysis.
"This appendix discusses how historical multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy (BB) contracts have been implemented and how they compare with each other. As context for an analysis of potential sav
This report analyzes whether multi-service joint aircraft acquisition programs actually save Life Cycle Cost, and the implications that joint fighter programs can have for the health of the industrial
These appendixes explain the methodology used in an analysis of whether multi-service joint aircraft acquisition programs actually save Life Cycle Cost.
Recent bid protests have caused large disruptions in resource and operational planning in the Air Force, even leading to the cancellation of the Combat Search and Rescue helicopter program. Some tacti
This report examines the future of the US military aircraft industrial base, addressing specific questions posed by Congress that relate to the ability of the US to retain adequate competition and inn
Why have the costs of acquiring space systems been so high? What are the sources of the problem? To answer these questions, RAND undertook an extensive study of two space systems