The U.S. Combat Aircraft Industry, 1909-2000 Structure, Competition, Innovation

• Main Author: Lorell, Mark A. (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2003
• Subjects: Information architecture; Military engineering; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Drawing on primary and secondary sources on the aircraft industry, this report provides a brief survey of industry structure, innovation, and competition in the U.S. fixed-wing combat aircraft industry from its earliest days to the present. It supports a much larger research effort examining the fut...