Read through this PDF from DOT&E. It highlights the basic reasons various U.S. defense projects get messed up.
The following is a compilation of paraphrasing from off-the record statements by engineers and other subject matter experts that look at all of this in wonder.
We used to let engineers speak their mind so a successful project could get done. Today, we have a shortage of engineers and major engineering go/no-go decisions are being made by business types and marketing hacks.
We may long for the Rickover era, where faced with great uncertainty, the Polaris missile--even with development problems--came through in a reasonable amount of time, because of proper project thinking.
Think about that.
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