Innovation in the United States Air Force: Evidence from Six Cases

Abstract

Air Force senior leaders have initiated a conversation about what can and should be done to make the service more innovative. The purpose of this report is to contribute to that conversation by assessing a series of historical cases of Air Force innovation, or apparent failure to innovate, in the context of the scholarly literature on military innovation. Our primary aim is to inform Air Force efforts to make the service more innovative.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1013636

Entities

People

  • Adam R. Grissom
  • Caitlin Lee
  • Karl P. Mueller

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Combat Areas
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Geography
  • Guided Bombs
  • International Law
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Political Violence and Terrorism Studies.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.