International Cooperative Research and Development Between the United States and France, Germany, and the United Kingdom

Abstract

With defense budgets shrinking throughout the world and coalition forces facing interoperability issues while conducting asymmetric warfare in a post Cold-War environment, many nations are seeking ways to acquire economical weapon systems that are interoperable with allies and coalition members. One method of addressing these concerns is International Cooperative Research and Development (ICR&D) . This MBA Project will evaluate the current ICR&D process and make recommendations to enhance the ICR&D process by examining ICR&D between the U.S. and NATO Members, Prance, Germany, and the United Kingdom. Case studies were used for comparisons in order to determine the advantages and concerns pertaining to ICR&D and to recommend appropriate ICR&D strategies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA424831

Entities

People

  • Edward M. Cavins
  • Georgios Ratsikas
  • Orlando R. Aponte

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Defense Industry
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Intellectual Property
  • International Relations
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Systems Analysis and Design