| Is Weapon System Cost Growth Increasing?: A Quantitative Assessment of Completed and Ongoing Programs Contributor(s): Younossi, Obaid (Author), Arena, Mark V. (Author), Leonard, Robert S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0833041355 ISBN-13: 9780833041357 Publisher: RAND Corporation OUR PRICE: $21.60 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2007 Annotation: In recent decades, there have been numerous attempts to rein in the cost growth of U.S. Department of Defense acquisition programs. Drawing on prior RAND research, new analyses of completed and ongoing weapon system programs, and data drawn from Selected Acquisition Reports, this study finds that development cost growth over the past three decades has remained high and without any significant improvement. |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - United States - History | Military - Weapons - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 355.621 |
| LCCN: 2007022049 |
| Physical Information: 106 pages |