Planning U.S. General Purpose Forces: Army Procurement Issues

Abstract

As the Congress makes decisions on budget targets for the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1978, the appropriate size of the defense budget will be one of the most important issues. The military forces which that budget buys can be divided into two parts: the strategic retaliatory forces--intercontinental missiles and bombers and submarine launched ballistic missiles ~ and the general purpose forces--all the rest of the Navy, Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps. The general purpose forces account for most of the defense budget, and decisions about their size, location, equipment, and level of readiness determine much of the defense budget.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
AD1135422

Entities

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Army Procurement
  • Artillery
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Department Of Defense
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Guided Missiles
  • Guided Projectiles
  • Munitions
  • Nato
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Rockets
  • Tactical Aircraft
  • Tank Guns
  • United States
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Strategic Security Studies