Arms and innovation : entrepreneurship and alliances in the twenty-first-century defense industry / James Hasik.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [153]-183) and index.

1. The Fast and the Many: The Theoretical Background on Small Firms and Alliances in the Arms Industry -- 2. Dream Teams and Brilliant Eyes: The SBIRS Low Program, Northrop Grumman's Acquisition of TRW, and the Implications for the Structure of the Military Space Industry -- 3. Unmanned, Unafraid, and Underscoped: Success in Four Wars with the Predator Reconnaissance-Strike Drone -- 4. Five Bombs in One Hole, and Cheaply: The Joint Direct Attack Munition and the Mass Production of Precision Destruction -- 5. Dili and the Pirates: HMAS Jervis Bay and the Military Potential of Aluminum Catamarans -- 6. Mountains Miles Apart: PowerScene, the Dayton Peace Talks, and the Demise of Cambridge Research Associates -- 7. Drop Your Purse: Force Protection and Blast-Resistant Vehicles -- 8. The Two Towers: Concluding Advice to Small Firms, Large Firms, and Governments.

"Rather surprisingly, many of the most important new military systems of the past decade have been produced by small firms that secured competitive government con tracts. In this insightful book, defense-industry consultant James Hasik argues that such companies have a number of advantages relative to their bigger competitors, including an entrepreneurial spirit and fewer bureaucratic obstacles, and thus can both be more responsive to changes in the environment and more strategic in their planning."--BOOK JACKET.