Patriot Fielding: Successful as a Function of Integrated Logistic Support (ILS)

Abstract

The PATRIOT Air Defense Missile System has been lauded as a model system acquisition and truly a success story in terms of a Department of Defense major system. This study project is being written to highlight the effective management actions used to field PATRIOT battalions. The focus is to point out lessons learned during the deployment of this system that are of use to materiel fielders, regardless of the complexity of their system or their role in the fielding process. Hopefully, by considering some of the findings in this paper and tailoring those portions that pertain to their systems both the fielding and gaining commands can thoroughly plan for and accomplish deployments of new complex systems efficiently. This study analyzes the PATRIOT system using inputs from historical documents as well as interviews with past and present PATRIOT managers. It spotlights the innovations which the PATRIOT community implemented. Keywords: Weapon systems acquisition; Surface to air missiles.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 16, 1990
Accession Number
ADA223347

Entities

People

  • Gregory A. Rountree

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Business Administration
  • Classification
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Lessons Learned
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Processing Equipment
  • Procurement
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Training
  • United States
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.