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Three reasons military programs shouldn’t start with requirements

September 14, 2022 Eric Lofgren 0

Here’s a slice from Ron Westrum’s excellent book, Sidewinder: Missile Development at China Lake, citing Bill McLean’s arguments against the “requirements” process. As you read, remember […]

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