RAND Expert Biography
John Birkler
Research Leader, Acquisition, Defense Production, and Technology Base Issues
Expertise
Acquisition, industrial base virus prevention, RDT&E strategies and planning, management and organization issues, competition and innovation
Recent Work
Combat aircraft; unmanned aerial vehicles; aircraft carriers; surface combatants; submarines; shipbuilding
Education
M.S. in physics, University of South Carolina; B.S. in physics, Roanoke College
Publications of Interest
The U.S. Coast Guard's Deepwater Force Modernization Plan: Can It Be Accelerated? Will It Meet Changing Security Needs? John Birkler et al., RAND Corporation, 2005
Differences Between Military and Commercial Shipbuilding: Implications for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence, John Birkler et al., RAND Corporation, 2004
Competition and Innovation in the U.S. Fixed-Wing Military Aircraft Industry, John Birkler et al., RAND Corporation, 2003
Assessing Competitive Strategies for the Joint Strike Fighter: Opportunities and Options, John Birkler et al., RAND Corporation, 2001
Recent RAND Publications are listed here.
Recent Media Appearances
Interviews: ABCnews.com; Boston Globe; Newhouse News Service; Reuters
To arrange an interview:
Contact the RAND Office of Media Relations, (703) 413-1100, x5117 or (310) 451-6913, or send an email to media@rand.org.
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