Acquisition for the 21st Century: The F-22 Development Program

DoD has charted a new course to improve the way in which it provides weapon systems for its forces -- the use of Integrated Process & Product Develop. concepts & the use of empowered, multifuncitonal teams, called Integrated Product Teams. The earliest DoD program under these concepts is the Air Force F-22 Advanced Tactical Fighter develop. program. This book describes the principles & the concepts of the F-22 program & describes how the F-22 program implements this theory. Provides explanations of how the F-22 program operates & shows practical examples of how the theoretical concepts can be applied in the real world. Illus.