Acquisition Reform and the Evolution of the U.s. Weapons Market Overview: Weapons Market vs. Commercial Market Structure
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The modern U.S. “market” for weapons and weapon systems has two dominating features. First, it is characterized by a single buyer, DoD, which defines the product and controls the sales opportunities of weapon system providers.2 Unlike most commercial product markets, the weapons market is centralized, historically driven by the detailed performance and technical requirements provided by DoD.3 Even where commercial markets for military technologies—or, per-
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