Season 1 · Episode 22
Bad Procurement: A Peculiarly Western Issue?
Western Way of War · The Royal United Services Institute
October 22, 202033m 2s
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Show Notes
Peter Roberts talks to John Louth, Defence Acquisition guru, about the military-industrial relationship, balance sheets, not winging it, the conspiracy of optimism, the cost of technology, speed/pace/acceleration in procurement, and the futility of importing alternative models. There is no nirvana here, and better acquisition seems to require a change in culture, decision-making, and a conscious decision not to wing it. Considering the topic, remarkably free of jargon.