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Source Book of Defence Equipment Costs

Philip PughDavid G. Pugh (Writer on military costs)

出版	D. G. Pugh, 2015
ISBN	09556258159780955625817
URL	http://books.google.com.hk/books?id=0v4FswEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api

註釋

"Capabilities and costs are the two sides of the defence equipment coin; neither is meaningful apart from the other. Every procurement choice is a compromise between the two. No nation, be it superpower or impoverished third-world state is armed as it would wish. Rather, all are armed as they can afford. Without knowledge of defence equipment costs, hitherto so difficult to acquire, neither can choices correctly be made nor can the significance of those choices properly be understood. While there are many reference books within which details of the design and performance of almost any type of military equipment can be found, little concerning the costs of such equipment comes readily to hand and much of the little that is available can easily mislead. This meticulously researched guide solves this problem. The Source Book of Defence Equipment offers an overview of the current costs of acquiring all major types of defence equipment, from aircraft carriers to pistols. Moreover, based on the author's three decades of experience in this field, it analyses trends in these costs, offering an insight into likely future issues of equipping defence forces."--Publisher's description.