Procurement and Politics : : Strategies of Defence Acquisition in Canada and Australia.

• Author: Migone, Andrea.
• TeilnehmendeR: Howlett, Alexander.; Howlett, Michael.
• Place / Publishing House: Cham : : Springer International Publishing AG,, 2023.; ©2023.
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (160 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Procurement and Politics-The Defence Policy Consensus or Aligning Strategy and Policy Is Necessary But Not Automatic -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2: Procuring Advanced Weapon Systems and Platforms: Four Types of Procurement Considered -- 2.1 The Need for Alignment of Government Purchaser and User Aims in Successful Type 4 Military Procurement Processes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3: Failure Where Alignment is Lacking: Type 26 Frigate Procurement Processes in Australia Versus Canada, 1990-2022 -- 3.1 The Australian Frigate Procurement Case -- 3.2 The Canadian Frigate Procurement Case -- 3.3 Comparison of the Australian and Canadian Frigate Procurement Processes and Outcomes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4: The Significance of Politicization: The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Procurement Processes in Canada and Australia, 2000-2022 -- 4.1 The Australian F-35 Procurement Case -- 4.2 The Canadian F-35 Procurement Case -- 4.3 Comparison of the Australian and Canadian F-35 Procurement Processes and Outcomes -- Bibliography -- Chapter 5: Analysis: Military Platform Procurement Strategies and the Need for Political and Doctrinal Alignment in Type 4 Purchases -- Bibliography -- Chapter 6: Conclusion: Lessons from Military Procurement for Procurement Studies -- Bibliography -- Appendix A: Detailed Canadian Surface Combatant Chronology -- Appendix B: Canadian Defence Policy, 1964-2017 -- Appendix C: Australian Defence Policy, 1976-2020 -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.