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Fly Before You Buy Defenses' Procurement Reform
An AP examination outlines alternatives to current defense procurement. Fly before you buy encourages prototype competitions to test equipment before large production bets, with fixed price contracts after development and incentives to curb costs. Critics say real tests rarely occur, while proponents argue FBYB remains the only policy fully implemented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melvin Laird-David Packard
Defense Department
Army
Robert Anderson
Lockwell International
Fairchild Industries
Northrop Corp
Fairchild
Rockwell International
McDonnell
Douglas
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Air Force