Preparing to Be Wrong

Abstract

Senior national security leaders face a diverse set of threats and greater uncertainty than in the past. They have called for adaptable or agile organizations and weapon systems to address this uncertainty. We focus on what this means for weapon system acquisition interms of design, threats, and processes. Additionally, we show how metrics can be quantitatively used to help leadership understand the costs and benefits of adaptable and non-adaptable weapon systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2016
Accession Number
AD1016709

Entities

People

  • Michael Fischerkeller
  • Prashant Patel

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Commerce
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Force Protection
  • Infantry Fighting Vehicles
  • Low Resolution
  • Military Acquisition
  • Mobility
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Public Policy
  • Security
  • Systems Engineering
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design