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I have a suggestion for the DoD with regards to acquisitions.
Every program must have two different designs that get made.
It seems wasteful, two programs MUST be more expensive than just one, right?
Well, it's how we used to do it.
It keeps both parties honest about what things cost, in general, and if one program turns into a money sink you can dump it for the one still running. This was the most common outcome.
"But didn't we do that with the Little Crappy Littoral Combat Ship?" I can hear you ask.
It's the exception that proves the rule.
If neither contractor can make it work then the problem is the specification, not the design.
Sometimes you get two excellent items that compliment each other and dispersed production as a bonus.
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