TY  - BOOK
AU  - Thirtle,Michael R.
AU  - Johnson,Robert V.
AU  - Birkler,J.L.
ED  - National Defense Research Institute (U.S.).
ED  - Rand Corporation.
ED  - United States.
TI  - The predator ACTD: a case study for transition planning to the formal acquisition process 
SN  - 0833025414
AV  - UG1123 .T49 1997
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Santa Monica, CA
PB  - RAND
KW  - United States
KW  - Department of Defense
KW  - Procurement
KW  - Case studies
KW  - Weapons systems
KW  - Technological innovations
KW  - Drone aircraft
KW  - Vehicles, Remotely piloted
N1  - "National Defense Research Institute."; Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-86); Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format
N2  - In June 1995, a new endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) flew over Bosnia to surveil and provide all-weather reconnaissance and image-gathering in an operational (i.e., conflict) environment. Representing a new capability for the Department of Defense (DoD), this UAV also represented a departure from DoD's usual way of doing acquisition business. The study documented in this report was completed in support of RAND research on Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) programs for the Office of the Secretary of Defense. The effort was conducted from July until December 1996 and documents research on the Medium Altitude Endurance (MAE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle ACTD program (also known as the Predator UAV). Specifically, RAND was tasked to examine two questions: (1) What were the overarching lessons learned from the Predator ACTD? and (2) Which lessons can be generalized and applied to other ACTD programs? In this analysis, the authors closely detail the Predator ACTD and also document the important demonstration and transition issues from the project that can be applied to other ACTDs. The intent of this work is to improve the ACTD process and the transition of ACTD programs to formal acquisition programs. This report should be of interest to those involved in acquisition, program offices, and ACTD programs
UR  - http://www.rand.org/publications/MR/MR899/
ER  -