Long-Term Planning in NATO - A Tool to Enhance the Alliance's Overall Effectiveness?

Abstract

The introduction of a long-term planning process in NATO has already improved force planning in the Alliance. Refinement of that process, and greater planning authority of the NATO staffs can significantly increase NATO's overall cost effectiveness. Creating the conceptual framework and longterm planning guidance will reduce the cumbersome process of trying to harmonize nationally and separately derived mission need documents before any armaments cooperation and weapons system development can be attempted. Shrinking resources Alliance- wide put increasing emphasis on the effectiveness of remaining forces. Only a top-down approach to defense planning and acquisitions can eliminate parallel development efforts and also avoid gaps in force capabilities due to unharmonized rational force contributions to the Alliance. More planning authority for the NATO staffs and agencies could also clear the path to a more integrated force structure and, maybe, eventually to integrated forces- -a concept which has been successfully tested with the NATO-owned and NATO-operated E3-A AWACS fleet.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA241299

Entities

People

  • Dieter K. Tietz

Organizations

  • Air War College

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  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne Warning And Control System
  • Arms Control
  • Defense Planning
  • Department Of Defense
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • International Relations
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nato
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Treaties
  • War Colleges

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Systems Analysis and Design