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Programmed to Fail - 6. Innovation

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The F-15 Fighter Mafia's Challenges in the DOD

Henry Hillaker: Fighter mafia threatened viability of the F-15, a competitor program. The ability to innovate in DOD requires permission from both competitor programs and established experts, he says. Hillaker: Even when adequate funds for both programs were provided, it did not erase the memory of subversion.

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