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Is that an opportunity for software to standardize and be able to output different kinds of specs? Or is this something only a human can do?
by azinman2 6y ago
Is that an opportunity for software to standardize and be able to output different kinds of specs? Or is this something only a human can do?
- bigtones 6y agoDefense is as much about creating and maintaining jobs as it is about building war machines. The military-industrial complex is very politically motivated to keep jobs over any real need for efficiency gains.
- gumby 6y agoThe pentagon has been trying for decades to shift as much as possible to COTS (Commercial Off The Shelf) supply with limited success. In their defense they have some exotic requirements; not just things like warplaenes but simply buying things that will continue to be available for n years into the future. Also in their defense: the contractors go out of their way to paperwork their way out of anything standard. This is like med device companies who try to wedge a “consumable” into their otherwise single-purchase device. But the biggest problem is the military themselves who can’t write specs that could be satisfied by anything COTS, adding random requirements because they aren’t subject to the usual fit-for-purpose constraints of a business. And Congress also gets to weigh in, which, while crucial, often doesn’t help...