Pierre Michel Sprey (November 22, 1937 – August 5, 2021) was a record producer and defense analyst. Working with John Boyd and Thomas P. Christie at the Pentagon, he was associated with the self-dubbed 'Fighter Mafia', which advocated the use of energy–maneuverability theory in fighter jet design. Sprey claimed to be involved in the design of several military jets, including the F-16, A-10, and F-22. Notably, he was once a harsh critic of the F-22, despite later claiming to have designed it. Claims of his involvement in the design of these Aircraft are considered by many to be dubious.[2]
Sprey was born in Nice, France, in 1936 to Jewish parents[3][4][5] and raised in New York, U.S.[6] Sprey was admitted to Yale University at the age of fifteen and graduated four years later with a double major in French literature and mechanical engineering.[7] He later continued his education at Cornell University where he studied mathematical statistics and operations research. He subsequently worked at Grumman Aircraft as a consulting statistician[5] on space and commercial transportation projects. From 1966 to 1970 he was a special assistant at the Office of the Secretary of Defense.[8]
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^Schudel, Matt. "Pierre Sprey, Pentagon analyst who battled brass to produce A-10 warplane, dies at 83". Washington Post. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
^ ab"What's Mapleshade?". Archived from the original on January 27, 2010.
^Ricks, Thomas E (May 16, 2006), "Whatever happened to… Pierre Sprey?", The Washington Post (article).
^Coram, Robert (2022). Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed The Art of War. Little Brown and Company. pp. 196–197. ISBN 978-0316796880.
^Leahey, Michael J. (December 1989). "A History of Defense Reform Since 1970". Defense Technical Information Center. Archived from the original on January 28, 2015.
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