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The weapons acquisition process: An economic analysis
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MissileEngineeringAdvanced WeaponsTradeMissile DefenseStrike WeaponsDirected Energy WeaponsProcurement PolicyDefence TechnologyWeapons Acquisition ProcessEconomic AnalysisSystems EngineeringEconomicsMergers And AcquisitionsDesignMilitary ContractingTerminal BallisticsThree-year Research ProjectBusinessStrategic SourcingTechnologyBomb Damage AssessmentHarvard Business School
This volume is the first publication resulting from a three-year research project at the Harvard Business School on the development of advanced weapons. It is based upon comprehensive historical case studies of twelve weapon system programs and seven commercial product developments, and upon more limited investigations of several specific research questions.