Military Technology

Cost growth in the development and fielding of technologically advanced weapon systems has become a major economic burden for many nations and is expected to be an enduring and prevalent problem. RAND research has provided cost analyses and recommendations to help policymakers and military leaders develop improved cost-estimating tools and formulate policies that mitigate cost growth in military technology acquisition practices.

Research conducted by: RAND Arroyo Center; RAND Project AIR FORCE; RAND National Security Research Division; RAND Europe

People (39)

Brien Alkire

Associate Director, Force Modernization and Employment Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Senior Operations Researcher; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in electrical engineering, UCLA

Mark V. Arena

Senior Physical Scientist

Matt Bassford

Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe
Ph.D. in environmental chemistry, University of Bristol; M.B.A., Imperial College, London; B.S. in chemistry, University of Bristol

John Birkler

Senior Management Systems Analyst
M.S. in physics, University of South Carolina; B.S. in physics, Roanoke College

Irv Blickstein

Senior Engineer
M.S. in engineering management, The George Washington University; B.S. in industrial engineering, Ohio State University

Elizabeth Anne Bodine-Baron

Engineer, Assoc
Ph.D. in electrical engineering, California Institute of Technology; M.S. in electrical engineering, California Institute of Technology; B.S. in electrical engineering, University of Texas at Austin; B.A. in liberal arts (plan ii honors), University of Texas at Austin

Timothy M. Bonds

Vice President, RAND Corporation; Director, Army Research Division (RAND Arroyo Center)
M.B.A. in business administration, Washington University in St. Louis; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Illinois; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan

James Bonomo

Senior Physical Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in physics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in physics, California Institute of Technology

Brian G. Chow

Senior Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in physics, Case Western Reserve University; Ph.D. in finance, M.B.A (with distinction), University of Michigan

Cynthia R. Cook

Director, Acquisition and Technology Policy Center, RAND National Defense Research Institute; Senior Management Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in sociology, Harvard University; B.S. in management, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania

Jeffrey A. Drezner

Senior Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in political science, Claremont Graduate University; M.S. in ecology, B.S. in environmental policy analysis and planning, University of California, Davis

David Andrew Galvan

Associate Physical Scientist
Ph.D. in geophysics and space physics, UCLA; M.S. in geophysics and space physics, UCLA; B.S. in physics, UC San Diego

Kate Giglio

Communications Analyst
B.A. in English, University of Massachusetts; Ph.D. in English, Syracuse University; M.A. in English, DePaul University

Daniel Gonzales

Senior Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in theoretical physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. in physics, Stanford University

Eugene C. Gritton

Vice President Emeritus, RAND Corporation
Ph.D. in nuclear engineering, University of California, Los Angeles

Jon Grossman

Engineer
Ph.D. in electrical engineering/quantum electronics, M.S.E.E. in electrical engineering/applied plasma physics, University of California, Los Angeles

Jacob Heim

Associate Policy Analyst
B.A. in mathematics, Amherst College; M.A. in international relations, Johns Hopkins University

Bruce J. Held

Deputy Director, RAND Arroyo Center
J.D., University of Maryland School of Law; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Stanford University; B.S. in general engineering and Russian, United States Military Academy, West Point

David E. Johnson

Senior Political Scientist
Ph.D. and M.A. in history, Duke University; M.S., Industrial College of the Armed Forces; M.M.A.S., U.S. Army Command and General Staff College; B.A., Trinity University

Edward G. Keating

Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economic analysis, Stanford University Graduate School of Business; B.A. in mathematical methods in the social sciences and economics, Northwestern University

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