Considering COTS
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In recent years, the Department of Defense (DoD) has placed increasing emphasis on the use of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) items. Some have seen the use of COTS as the silver bullet that will allow the Services to deploy more capable systems faster and at lower cost. Others have viewed the use of COTS items more skeptically. Many in this latter group believe that COTS cannot work effectively in military systems and that this is just the latest snake oil. This article suggests there is a middle ground while exploring some of the issues related to the use of COTS items in military applications.
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