Aircraft were at the heart of British supply diplomacy with the United States in the Second World War and were at the forefront of the Roosevelt administration's policy of aiding the Anglo-French alliance against Germany. They were the largest item in British purchasing in the U…
Aircraft were at the heart of British supply diplomacy with the United States in the Second World War and were at the forefront of the Roosevelt administration's policy of aiding the Anglo-French alliance against Germany. They were the largest item in British purchasing in the U…
A critical re-examination of the conduct and outcome of Anglo-American wartime aircraft supply diplomacy. Through a series of case studies, Gavin J. Bailey reveals new details of how Britain used American aircraft and integrates this with broader British statecraft and strategy.…
Reconstituting a production capability: past experience, restart criteria and suggested p…
by Smith, Giles K., Birkler, J. L., United States., Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition, Large, Joseph P., Timson, F. S., (Frederick Samuel), National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)., Acquisition and Support Policy Program, Rand Corporation
This report evaluates the feasibility of restarting weapon system production lines in response to a resurgent major threat and suggests steps that might be taken at shutdown to ease restart. The cost and schedule advantages of restart relative to new-system production are quanti…
This report evaluates the feasibility of restarting weapon system production lines in response to a resurgent major threat and suggests steps that might be taken at shutdown to ease restart. The cost and schedule advantages of restart relative to new-system production are quanti…
Lessons from the North: Canada's privatization of military ammunition pro…
by United States., Department of Defense, National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)., Forces and Resources Policy Center, Hix, William M., (William Michael), Pint, Ellen M., (Ellen Marie), Held, Bruce J., Rand Corporation
The applicability of lessons learned from the privatization of Canada's ammunition manufacturing to the U.S. ammunition industrial base was the goal of this study. While not an exact analog of the privatization possibilities open to the U.S. Department of Defense, the privatizat…
The applicability of lessons learned from the privatization of Canada's ammunition manufacturing to the U.S. ammunition industrial base was the goal of this study. While not an exact analog of the privatization possibilities open to the U.S. Department of Defense, the privatizat…
