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Innovative development : Global Hawk and DarkStar / Robert S. Leonard, Jeffrey A. Drezner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Leonard, Robert S., author.
- Drenzer, Jeffrey A., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drone aircraft--United States.
- Drone aircraft.
- DarkStar (Drone aircraft).
- Global Hawk (Drone aircraft).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (154 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Since the 1970s, efforts to develop unmanned aerial vehicles have been severely hampered by escalating costs, slipped schedules, and disappointing operational results. This text provides an evaluation of new acquisition strategies for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.
- Contents:
- Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Program Description: The Plan and What Actually Happened; Chapter Three: One Requirement: Unit Flyaway Price; Chapter Four: Comparison To Other Systems; Chapter Five: Conclusions; A. Defining Program Phases and Content; B. Cost, Schedule, and Activity Content Changes by Phase and From Phase Start; C. Cost, Schedule, and Activity Content Changes By Program and From ACTD Start; D. Complete ACTD Cost and Schedule; Bibliography
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print record.
- ISBN:
- 9781598751567
- 1598751565
- OCLC:
- 437145993
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