An Outlook on Future Weapon Systems Acquisition.

Abstract

The subject of future weapons systems acquisition is discussed in this learning paper. Considerations for the threat, technology, economic trends and the competition for resources are included. Prospects for reducing acquisition costs are considered and alternatives for planning, programming and budgeting are discussed. The summary concludes that the outlook for future major weapon systems procurements is not favorable. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1977
Accession Number
ADA052385

Entities

People

  • J. Alan Higgins

Organizations

  • Defense Systems Management College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Federal Budgets
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Investments
  • Military Budgets
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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