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How Procurement Destroys Armies - Requirements, Risks & Development gone wrong

Long before equipment reaches the front, it must first be ordered, designed, produced and fielded. This is a process that nations have been going through for centuries. That doesn't mean they're always good at it. With every year that passes it seems that military equipment becomes more expensive, delivery schedules blow out more, and failures mount. Sometimes the answer may be corruption - but sometimes it's just a case of mistakes being made and things going wrong. In this video I want to have a look at some reasons why...

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  • Originally Aired June 18, 2023
  • Runtime 69 minutes
  • Created January 10, 2024 by
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  • Modified January 10, 2024 by
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