Herein we shall outline the approach to defence procurement used by transformationalists to acquire shiny new toys.
Firstly the transformationalist sees a shiny new toy in a powerpoint presentation or computer generated image.
Next the transformationalist declares that the shiny new toy is "transformational",a "revolution in military affairs" and "a game changer".
Then the transformationalist condemns combat proven military,or naval,capabilities as obsolete (by which he means unfashionable) to justify discarding them in order to liberate funds to procure the shiny new toy.
The transformationalist then writes a requirement to justify the procurement of the shiny new toy,being careful to include provisions that no other system may satisfy,such as an incredibly short procurement schedule which eliminates any possibility of developing alternatives.
Having officially selected the shiny new toy,the transformationalist then scrupulously avoids having it subjected to extensive testing in order to eliminate any possibility that unforeseen problems may impede it's rapid procurement.
Having procured the shiny new toy,the transformationalist next attempts to conceive a concept of operations to justify it's procurement and failing to do that,invents a brand name instead.
If anyone asks about the concept of operation of the shiny new toy the transformationalist bombards them with vague phrases,buzzwords and acronyms (not forgetting to frequently insert the brand name) until they look bemused or,if that does not work,tells them it's secret.
Following years of successful obfuscation,the transformationalist may now retire to take up a well paid directorship with the defence contractor which builds the shiny new toy.
With the transformationalist now retired his successors are finally able to prematurely retire the useless shiny new toy he procured,thereby freeing up funds to procure the very latest in military,or naval,fashions.
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