The Nature and Role of Prototyping in Weapon System Development

Abstract

This report explores the nature of prototyping, analyzes the role it plays in weapon system development, and extracts lessons for acquisition policy making. Prototyping can be simplistically defined as the fabrication and testing of hardware or software at some point in the acquisition cycle prior to commitment of full rate production. (This research adds precision to that definition of prototyping).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA261023

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey A. Drezner

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Anti-Tank Weapons
  • Command And Control
  • Databases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Guided Bombs
  • Literature Surveys
  • Military Acquisition
  • National Security
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft

Readers

  • Software Engineering.
  • Strategic Security Studies