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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Military Procurement"”.
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Optimal allocation of Coast Guard district recruiting funds.
… of Coast Guard enlistees to assist the district military procurement officer to allocate funds in an optimal manner.
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Vietnam’s drive to modernize militarily—causes and implications
… its foreign defense relations. Since then, military capabilities outside of Vietnam’s ground forces have increased with the addition of more modern equipment. After the Soviet Union’s collapse, Vietnam expanded its military procurement network and general defense policy beyond Russia. What …
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AN ANALYSIS OF THE TAIWAN NAVY MINEHUNTER PROCUREMENT FRAUD CASE
… related to the Taiwan Navy (ROCN) minehunter procurement fraud case through the lens of auditability theory. In 2014, the Ching-Fu Shipbuilding Company was awarded a US $1.85 billion contract from the Taiwan Navy to build six minehunters; but, due to Ching-Fu’s loan syndication scandal and …
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Metrics thermostat for strategic priorities in military system acquisition projects
… has been a key element in the United States military's strategy throughout its history. Maintaining this edge in the current environment of increased rate of technological change but dramatically reduced military procurement budgets will require strategically developing the most cost …
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THE LOCATION AND RESTRUCTURING OF THE UK DEFENCE INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF THE SOUTH WEST
… and a re-evaluation of the methods of military procurement. The thesis begins with a descriptive analysis of defence markets and an explanation of the way in which the post-war UK defence sector has been supported by a relatively large and stable defence equipment budget. A review of …
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Social Capitalisation in Quest of Recognition: Egypt and Qatar in the 2010s
… I rely on four main bodies of material—namely, military procurement and cooperation data, regime media discourse, lobbying documentation submitted to the United States Department of Justice, and interviews conducted in Doha and Washington, DC. By examining Egypt’s and Qatar’s social …
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Speed Through Flexibility: Shortening the Acquisition Timeline of U.S. Defense Capabilities Using Flexible Systems
Military procurement projects face a fundamental dilemma: systems designed and built today must serve the needs of the future, but future needs cannot be reliably forecasted. This reality drives the U.S. defense acquisition system, which creates and maintains defense capabilities in a constantly …
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The Death of the Flying Wing : The Real Reasons Behind the 1949 Cancellation of Northrop Aircraft's RB-49
… as a study of ethics and decision- making in the military procurement process. However, in-depth research revealed no improprieties in the Air Force ' s Flying Wing acquisition program. Research techniques included careful study of voluminous Air Force records , most housed at Edwards Air Force …
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The South African military aerospace industry: An overview of the special defence account more commmonly known as 'The South African Arms Deal'
… paper focuses specifically on the South African Military Aerospace Industry as most of the weapons procured under the arms deal were military aircraft. Taking into account the numerous social needs of South Africa, the purpose of this paper is to inter alia try to establish the rationale behind …