The cutting edge a half century of fighter aircraft R&D

The proposition that innovation is critical in the cost-effective design and development of successful military aircraft is still subject to some debate. RAND research indicates that innovation is promoted by intense competition among three or more industry competitors. Given the critical policy imp...

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Main Author: Lorell, Mark A., 1947- (-)
Corporate Authors: Project Air Force (U.S.) (-), United States. Air Force
Other Authors: Levaux, Hugh P.
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND 1998.
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Summary:The proposition that innovation is critical in the cost-effective design and development of successful military aircraft is still subject to some debate. RAND research indicates that innovation is promoted by intense competition among three or more industry competitors. Given the critical policy importance of this issue in the current environment of drastic consolidation of the aerospace defense industry, the authors here examine the history of the major prime contractors in developing jet fighters since World War II. They make use of an extensive RAND database that includes nearly all jet fig
Item Description:"Prepared for the United States Air Force, Project Air Force, RAND."
Physical Description:1 online resource (247 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-208) and index.
ISBN:9781282451032
9786612451034
9780833048608