The Economics of Commercial-Military Integration and Dual-Use Technology Investments,

Abstract

Reductions in the size of DoD budgets coupled with rapid technological change in the commercial world suggest that dramatic shifts in the strategies for producing and acquiring weapons systems are needed. The Department of Defense must move towards integrating the commercial and military industrial bases which grew apart during the Cold War in order to capture the technological benefits and production efficiencies of the commercial world. This must be done as part of a paradigm shift which includes acquisition reform as well as revolutions in the research, design, and development of weapons systems. To be successful, the Department must pay close attention to how the private sector operates, and seek to modify DoD's method of 'doing business' to more greatly harmonize with commercial practices.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA300237

Entities

People

  • An-jen Tai
  • David Leach
  • Michael G. Nash
  • Richard H. White
  • Tara E. Santmire

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Cost Reductions
  • Economic Development
  • Employment
  • Fabrication
  • Globalization
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • International Relations
  • Investments
  • Management Personnel
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Systems Engineering

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).