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1	Lessons Learned from the F/A-22 and F/A-18 E/F Development Programs more books like this by Obaid Younossi add to wishlist Examining these two programs illustrates the real difficulties and successes of the U.S. military aircraft acquisition process. see all copies from $17.41! new only from $18.00!
2	Military Airframe Costs: The Effects of Advances Materials and Manufacturing Processes more books like this by Obaid Younossi add to wishlist One-liner: Analyzes the effects of materials and manufacturing techniques on airframe costs and explores the implications of these effects on acquisition policy. In recent years, a number of attempts have been made to estimate the cost of future weapon systems toward the goal of optimizing acquisition policy. This report focuses specifically on ... see all copies from $16.82! new only from $20.95!
3	Military Jet Engine Acquistion: Technology Basics and Cost-Estimating more books like this by Cheng'en Wu, Obaid Younossi add to wishlist As processes and materials used in aircraft engine production change and new information on aircraft engine technology becomes available, cost-estimation techniques must be updated. The authors present the results of a RAND research project to develop a new methodology for estimating military jet engine costs. They focused principally on adding ... see all copies from $26.99!
4	Why Has the Cost of Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen?: A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Military Aircraft Costs Over the Past Several Decades more books like this by Mark V Arena, Obaid Younossi, Kevin Brancato add to wishlist This report explores why, in recent decades, military fixed-wing aircraft costs have escalated beyond the rates of commonly used inflation indices, examining both economy-driven factors that the Services cannot control and customer-driven ones that they can. The authors found that this trend of cost increases is true for all types of ... see all copies from $31.50! new only from $31.50! \| SVS
5	Eyes of the Fleet: An Analysis of the E-2c Aircraft Acquisitions Options more books like this by Obaid Younossi add to wishlist Weighing the costs and benefits of modernizing the E-2C fleet through upgrades or buying new aircraft The E-2C Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's all-weather airborne early-warning aircraft and an integral component of the Navy's carrier air wing. Although some of the fleet E-2Cs are currently being replaced with an enhanced version of the aircraft, many ... see all copies from $23.29! SVS
6	Why Has the Cost of Navy Ships Risen?: A Macroscopic Examination of the Trends in U.S. Naval Ship Costs Over the Past Several Decades more books like this by Mark V Arena, Irv Blickstein, Obaid Younossi add to wishlist Over the past several decades, increases in acquisition costs for U.S. Navy combatants have outpaced the rate of inflation. To understand why, the authors of this book examined two principal source categories of ship cost escalation (economy-driven factors and customer-driven factors) and interviewed various shipbuilders. Based on their analysis, ... see all copies from $13.00! new only from $13.00!
7	Improving the Cost Estimation of Space Systems: Past Lessons and Future Recommendations more books like this by Obaid Younossi, Mark Lorell, Kevin Brancato add to wishlist Why have the costs of acquiring space systems been so high? What are the sources of the problem? To answer these questions, RAND undertook an extensive study of two space systems - the Space Based Infrared SystemHigh (SBIRS) and the Global Positioning System (GPS).This title analyzes the reason for the comparatively high growth in the cost of ... see all copies from $21.07!
8	F-22a Multiyear Procurement Program: An Assessment of Cost Savings more books like this by Obaid Younossi add to wishlist Congress asked RAND for an independent review of whether the estimated savings from proposed multi-year contracts for 60 F-22A aircraft over three years would yield the promised savings. Researchers found that a multi-year procurement of three lots of F-22A fighters would save an estimated $411 million-about 4.5 percent of the total contract value ... see all copies from $2.00!
9	Is Weapon System Cost Growth Increasing?: A Quantitative Assessment of Completed and Ongoing Programs more books like this by Obaid Younossi add to wishlist In recent decades, there have been numerous attempts to rein in the cost growth of U.S. Department of Defense acquisition programs. Drawing on prior RAND research, new analyses of completed and ongoing weapon system programs, and data drawn from Selected Acquisition Reports, this study finds that development cost growth over the past three decades ... see all copies from $14.00! new only from $14.00!
10	The Long March: Building an Afghan National Army more books like this by Obaid Younossi, Peter Dahl Thruelsen, Jonathan Vaccaro add to wishlist The Afghan National Army (ANA) is critical to the success of the allied efforts in Afghanistan and the ultimate stability of the national government. This monograph assesses the ANA1s progress in the areas of recruitment, training, facilities, and operational capability. Coalition forces will continue to play a crucial role with the ANA in ... see all copies from $31.00! new only from $31.00! \| SVS

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