R&D (Research and Development) Investments Toward the 21st Century.

Abstract

The military investment balance since 1970 has significantly shifted toward the Soviet Union. This trend and a growing reliance on high technology portends an erosion of the US qualitative advantage in weaponry. This paper addresses the Army R&D process and the technological requirements implied by the AirLand Battle 2000 concept. A strategy is offered to provide a program balanced between near-term modernization and the generation of an array of technology options for achieving battlefield superiority in the 21st Century.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 28, 1983
Accession Number
ADA127687

Entities

People

  • James C. Fields

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Command And Control
  • Contracts
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Engineering
  • Guidance
  • Materials
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Research
  • Procurement
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

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