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Should R&D and Procurement be separated or paired together?

March 24, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Basically research and procurement are incompatible. New developments are upsetting to procurement standards and procurement schedules. A procurement group is under the constant urge to […]

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The days when 3-5 years for fighter aircraft development was too long

November 21, 2020 Eric Lofgren 0

In the judgment of the committee, the services unnecessarily complicated those relationships with “meticulous supervision” exercised through restrictive procedures that badly needed simplifying. In addition […]

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