8 posts tagged procurement from Defense & Donuts.
The Navy spent $5 billion building the Zumwalt destroyer around a revolutionary gun system, then canceled the ammo because each round cost $1 million.
K. BrennanThe Army's OMFV program promises a tank that drives itself or with a crew. After years of restarts, it still can't commit to either.
K. BrennanThe Army's Robotic Combat Vehicle program has spent years and billions trying to build an unmanned ground platform that can do both reconnaissance and direct fire. It still can't do either reliably.
K. BrennanThe Navy's FFG-62 Constellation-class frigate is years behind schedule and billions over budget. Here's why the ship keeps redesigning itself.
K. BrennanThe Army's PrSM hypersonic successor promised 500km range and rapid fielding. Years later, it's hitting 400km and slipping schedules.
K. BrennanThe USS Gerald R. Ford's electromagnetic catapults promised revolution but delivered headaches and billion-dollar delays.
K. BrennanA look at the absurd procurement pipeline that turns simple purchases into Pentagon-grade paperwork nightmares.
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