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Military acquisition manages a nation's investments in technologies, programs, and product support necessary to achieve its National Security Strategy and support its Armed Forces. In that context, its objective is to rapidly acquire quality products that satisfy user needs with measurable improvements to mission capability at a fair and reasonable price.[1]
Military acquisition uses various science, management, and engineering disciplines within the context of a nation's law and regulation framework to produce military material and technology.
Military acquisition has a long history spanning from ancient times (e.g. blacksmith, shipbuilding) to modern times. Modern military acquisition as a major defense activity evolved out of the dramatic increase in the complexity of military weapon systems starting with the 20th century. For example, the Manhattan Project involved more than 130,000 people and cost nearly $24 billion in 2008 dollars based on CPI.
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Activities
Major activities related to military acquisition are:
- Project management / program management
- Product management
- Contract management
- Systems engineering
- Software engineering
- Computer engineering
- Human factors
- Modeling and simulation
- Security
- Procurement
US DoD acquisition
US DoD has three principal decision-making support systems associated with military acquisition[2][3]:
- Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution (PPBE) Process - Process for strategic planning, program development, and resource determination.
- Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) - The systematic method established by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for assessing gaps in military joint warfighting capabilities and recommending solutions to resolve these gaps.
- Defense Acquisition System[4][5] - The management process used to acquire weapon systems and automated information systems.
See also
- Defense Acquisition University (DAU)
- Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S - UK Military)
- Defence Materiel Organisation
- JCIDS
- Procurement
- Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
- Integrated Logistics Support
- Logistics Support Analysis
References
- ^ Defense Acquisition Guidebook, US Department of Defense, Nov 2004 [1]
- ^ Ibid. 1
- ^ "Integrated Defense Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Life Cycle Management System Chart", Defense Acquisition University, 28 Jan 2009 [2]
- ^ "The Defense Acquisition System", US DoD Directive Number 5000.1 (DoD D 5000.1), 12 May 12 2003 [3]
- ^ "Operation of the Defense Acquisition System", US DoD Instruction Number 5000.2 (DoD I 5000.1), 12 May 2003 [4]
External links
- Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (ASAF (A)) [5]
- Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development & Acquisition (ASN (RDA)) [6]
- Defense Acquisition History Project [7]
- Defense Procurement News [8]
- United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology (OASA(ALT)) [9]
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