The Joint Cruise Missiles Project: An Acquisition History

Abstract

This report records some detail how the Cruise Missiles Project was organized and managed and provides a preliminary evaluation of the management methods. Section II summarizes the project origins, including a review of cruise missile development before the formation of the joint office and how the Joint Cruise Missiles Project Office originated. Section III identifies the major management issues involved in the project and describes the management techniques used. Section IV presents the limited assessment of project outcomes that is possible at this time. Additional details are included in the appendixes, published separately as ADA141082.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA140985

Entities

People

  • A. A. Barbour
  • E. H. Conrow
  • G. K. Smith

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Booster Rocket Engines
  • Business Administration
  • Contracts
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Navigation
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rockets
  • Standoff Missiles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Turbofan Engines
  • Weapon Control

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Business Analytics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.