Surveying Relevant Emerging Technologies for the Army of the Future. Lessons from Forecast 2

Abstract

This study evaluated the U.S. Air Forces's survey of emerging technologies of the future, Project Forecast II, for its relevance to the Army's potential; requirements for the future, as indicated by the Army 21 Interim Operational Concept. The study concluded that there is a high correlation between the Army's needs and the technologies identified in Forecast II, although the Army could benefit from a poll of its contractors to uncover more Army-relevant technologies. In addition, by using systems as the bridge between projected technologies and specified military capability requirements, as the Air Force did in Forecast II, the Army could take advantage of a valuable means of establishing and gauging the relevance of emerging technologies to future requirements. Keywords: Technology forecasting; Advanced weapons; Weapon systems; Military requirements; Air Force planning; Air Force procurement; Army planning; Army procurement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA213821

Entities

People

  • E. D. Harris
  • E. M. Cesar Jr.
  • G. P. Gould
  • J. A. Dewar
  • R. E. Darilek

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Control Systems
  • Detection
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Employment
  • Guidance
  • Military Organizations
  • Navigation
  • Personnel Management
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Space Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Software Engineering