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Quarrelsome committees in US defense acquisition: the KC-X case

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  • Raymond Franck
  • Bernard Udis

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When the US Air Force set out to acquire a new aerial tanker (the KC-X), two highly suitable alternatives were offered. What could have been a short and simple source selection turned into a prolonged embarrassment. The original selection of 100 leased KC-767s was made in May 2003. But the KC-46 is expected to be operational in 2017 – more than a decade later. Our primary purpose here is to narrate and explain key events in the KC-X program. We search for useful paradigms, based in part on the US Government being better viewed as a quarrelsome committee than a monopsonist. In addition, we consider what this case might tell us about the US defense acquisition system.

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  • Raymond Franck & Bernard Udis, 2017. "Quarrelsome committees in US defense acquisition: the KC-X case," Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(3), pages 344-366, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:defpea:v:28:y:2017:i:3:p:344-366
    DOI: 10.1080/10242694.2015.1073488
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