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182549
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Cost escalation for many complex defence equipment is arguably not sustainable. Customer driven requirements have led to an exponential increase in costs by pushing frontiers of technology to support primarily incremental improvements of traditional equipment concepts. Accordingly, affordability has become a more discussed subject in defence acquisition. This paper addresses the process of generating complex defence equipment concepts. The purpose is to explore how affordability is managed in that process and to identify possible leads to how an unsustainable cost escalation for this type of equipment can be curbed. This is done by studying two cases of concept generation of future combat air equipment systems from a company process perspective. This applied micro perspective on cost escalation showed that none of the concepts generated in these two cases were assessed to curb the cost escalation. Further, the innovation model for the generated concepts, with only one notable exception, was incremental. Nevertheless, the empirical observations from these two cases offer leads on how to potentially foster a more innovative and affordability-oriented concept generation process for future defence equipment, as well as indicating avenues for future research.
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061449
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Jan-Mar 2005.
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ID:
127730
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2014.
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With changes in policy clearly stating that in all future acquisitions of defence equipment, the first priority would be given to Indian companies both private and public, a number of private companies such as L&T, Bharat Forge, Mahindra Defence Systems, Tata Powers and Punj Lloyd have taken the plunge and are forging JVs with renowned global defence equipment manufacturing companies especially those related to manufacture of 155mm/52 caliber artillery Howitzers of all types. There is also an urgent need to quickly revise the present blacklisting policy of the government which is retrograde in its application and is doing more harm than good to the procurement process. Imposing of severe financial penalties on the company rather than banning, would yield better results and ensure that the acquisition of major/critical weapon systems does not suffer - an existing practice in many countries. The Naresh Chandra Committee on defence reforms has addressed this issue and the Government must act on it.
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ID:
129756
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2014.
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Recent decisions regarding UK defence acquisition have attracted vocal criticism from many sides. Trevor Taylor reviews changes and progress made in recent years, and concludes that, while the complexities of the beast will never allow for perfection, the current system of defence acquisition can offer a good basis for improvement.
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ID:
185479
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Extant theory suggests that paths of development, although identified as being unsustainable, might be difficult to depart from. The aim of this study has therefore been to explore and understand how a path change can be facilitated in a setting of complex product systems. A unique single case of product development that managed to curb an unsustainable intergenerational cost escalation for complex defence equipment has been studied. The study shows a relation between a path change and a challenging opportunity, and also indicates how this relation can be moderated by the company management and the customers. The study provides both theoretical and practical implications, supporting understanding and facilitation of path changes.
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ID:
086896
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2009.
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China's mature emergence on to the world defence market has long been coming and the exhibits at Airshow China, held in Zhuhai at the end of 2008, provided an insight into the direction being taken with new technology and weapon systems
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ID:
086894
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2009.
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Beijing-based Poly Technologies is offering a new cargo bomb concept for sale, capable of 'soft attacks' knocking out power grids in a similar manner to the US CBU-94/B. Every 250 kg Carbon Filament Cluster Bomb (CFCB) carries 147 submunitions, each of which contains 32 bundles of 30 m-long carbon filaments that are scattered into a cloud when the bomb detonates, covering an area of 6,000 m 2 , shorting out power lines and disrupting grids operating in the 100-330 kV range.
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ID:
171010
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The economic benefits of cooperative procurement derive from, at minimum, increased bargaining power relative to contractors and from economies of scale in production. There is, however, a puzzle: why is this kind of procurement so rare? This paper introduces a bargaining model with forward-looking expectations about the scale of procurement. It is shown that the price sensitivity of the scale of acquisition is favourable for the buying partnership, as it tends to push down the bargaining price. We propose several explanations for why it is hard to align buyers’ incentives: First, preferences for the properties of the products are country-specific, with divergent implications for national security. Second, countries that place a low value on the product have more bargaining power than those that value it highly, and may require a side payment in order to enter a partnership, while the partner may not have sufficient incentives to make such a payment. Third, the gains from cooperative procurement for the producer may not be sufficient to compensate for conflicting preferences among contractors. Fourth, while the future unpredictability of technologies or the future risks of deteriorating national security might support longer-term cooperative procurement, short-term opportunism tends to prevent long-term commitments.
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ID:
083907
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ID:
097611
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ID:
051969
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ID:
086901
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2009.
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Industries from various countries are involved in the technology associated with land-based airborne early warning and control, as well as battlespace management. Martin Streetly assesses the market
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ID:
122749
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ID:
089732
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2009.
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The central Govt in India accords very high priority and funds allotment to cater for the equipment requirements of the Armed Forces. Yet the bulk of the major equipment requirements are either indigenously developed nor produced under the present evolved methodologies and practices.
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ID:
129349
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2012.
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As is well known, post break up of the USSR, the marine and defence industries were in the doldrums and all production / research programmes for defence equipment were disrupted due to lack of funding, the closure of factories migration of expertise etc.
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ID:
086897
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2009.
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Series production of the Kamov Ka-52 'Hokum-B' two-seat reconnaissance-combat helicopter has officially begun following handover of the ?rst production-standard machine (aircraft No 3), manufactured in Arsenyev, to the Russian army aviation branch (now part of the Russian Air Force) in October 2008. Four months earlier, aircraft No 2 (the pre-production machine '062') completed its maiden ?ight in Arsenyev.
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ID:
123926
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2013.
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The article offers information on gunshot location systems with acoustic sensors to detect gunshots in an urban environment. It discusses how the system works which usually consists of microphones or sensors, a processing unit, and a user-interface displaying gunfire alerts. It details how the system locates gunshots and detect snipers. It also provides information on several gunshot location solutions which includes the Soldier Worn Acoustic Targeting System from Cobham PLC.
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ID:
132812
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2014.
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Despite the high spending on defence, India has been struggling to develop its own indigenous manufacturing base. Almost 70 per cent of the equipment is imported from various countries, making it the biggest importer of defence technology in the world. In a recent statement to the Parliament, defence minister Arun Jaitley said, "Imports are being resorted to take care of urgent requirements of equipment, weapons and other products required for defence for which domestic production is non-existent or inadequate". In other words, he agreed that the indigenous industry has been incapable of producing majority of defence equipment.
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ID:
152645
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This article reviews the previous literature on the cost escalation of defence equipment and provides estimates for Royal Navy platforms over the past 55 years. David Bangert, Neil Davies and Ryan Watson examine the experience of other European states and previous unsuccessful attempts to address the problem in the UK and other European countries. They conclude that while the problem cannot be ignored, solutions will be painful.
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ID:
122493
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2013.
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While the military mood of the Paris Air Show may have been arguably more 'low key' than in previous years, business was still being done and announcements were still being made. Certainly, budget restrictions are not helping the situation in Europe and North America. Nevertheless Asia and Latin America are fertile markets for defence equipment, and perhaps a more robust military presence will be seen at the exhibitions on the horizon in these parts of the world? For the time being in Europe at least, tight budgets make for quiet air shows.
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