Emerging Patterns in the Global Defense Industry

Abstract

We have continued our research into the global defense industrial base?and its increasingly complex nature. Our aim has been to understand defense industrial developments, place those developments in context, and find explanatory paradigms suitable for better explanation of ongoing trends. It is also our hope to provide insights useful for better management of the defense?industrial partnership, and for improving acquisition management practices. In this report, we consider the ongoing travails of the KC-X program, the C-27, and the rise of unmanned aerial combat systems (UAVs).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 30, 2011
Accession Number
ADA543854

Entities

People

  • Bernard Udis
  • David G Matthews
  • Ira A. Lewis
  • Raymond E. Franck

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Commerce
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Information Systems
  • Public Policy
  • Systems Engineering
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerial Unmanned Vehicle Swarm Micro Periodontal Dentistry.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy