Posted on May 9, 2018
Mattis’ infantry reformer blasts weapons makers to quit stalling and make a better, more lethal...
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A mixed message here. Firearms manufacturers build off of specifications the Military gives them. They follow the money.
Mattis’ infantry reformer blasts weapons makers to quit stalling and make a better, more lethal...
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Thanks for letting us know CW5 Jack Cardwell - spiral development makes sense for kinetic weapons as well as non-line-of-sight and other weapons systems. Specifications need to detailed enough in terms of range of capability required.
Sufficient versus adequate. Requirements tend to be established fro sufficient but only funded at adequate unless it is a pet system of the serve of Congress.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Gabriel F. Cpl Scott McCarroll
Sufficient versus adequate. Requirements tend to be established fro sufficient but only funded at adequate unless it is a pet system of the serve of Congress.
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC (Join to see) Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen Lt Col Charlie Brown Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Maj William W. "Bill" Price Maj Marty Hogan SCPO Morris Ramsey SSG John Ross SGT Mark Halmrast Sgt Randy Wilber Sgt John H. SGT Gregory Lawritson CPL Dave Hoover SPC Margaret Higgins SrA Christopher Wright Cpl Gabriel F. Cpl Scott McCarroll
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This is more complicated than it seems. The military will create the specifications, often times they are unrealistic. During the development process, a new general will be put in charge and add changes which sets back the whole process. The testing phase always lasts forever, goes over budget, etc. The entire process is way too cumbersome, but I that that blame needs to be shared between DOD and the Arms makers.
There is a reason that SpecOps tends to buy over the counter products.
There is a reason that SpecOps tends to buy over the counter products.
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TSgt Larry Johnson
Yes, never fails. When you are in procurement, and you are about ready for a prototype. the brass comes in and asks for more things for the same amount of money, yet the contractor has to foot the bill for a total rewrite of all documents and terms of use for the product being built. Then, when you get close again, they change the requirements, and then complain that it is getting too expensive, and wonder why no small companies bid on the deal. They would go out of business after the first 2 changes! Air Force could not decide the size of the monitor for the new Minuteman Console, and had 4 different departments all basing the system on what THEY thought it should be. Almost got to the final contact before I brought that fact up. For years no one had noticed what they other departments were dong. What a waste of taxpayer money.
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SPC Casey Ashfield
During the Army MHS program, I recall reading GEN Milley express frustration with the procurement of new weapons by saying he would just go to Cabelas to replace the M9. It is easy to share in the sentiment waiting for a better firearm.
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It's about time someone leaned on military weapons suppliers to get their acts in gear.
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