Sustaining The Defense Industrial Base
Abstract
Restructuring of military forces will challenge the U.S. capability to execute the National Security Strategy. This strategy requires the continued capability to deter strategic war and respond to crisis; also we need the capability to replenish war reserves after military intervention and reconstitution of new forces in response to a renewed global threat. Adjusting to the defense drawdown through new management practices will insure a responsive Defense Industrial Base for the next decade. The success of the Gulf War may erroneously suggest a capability to fight a protracted war or to reconstitute forces. Despite the clear statements of policy in DoD Directive 5000.1, it is almost impossible to find any acquisition program document that addresses the Defense Industrial Base. This study will present the objectives desired from the defense industrial base, the courses of action the Army can pursue to attain those objectives and the tools available to Army leadership.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 15, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA264081
Entities
People
- Richard O. Bailer
Organizations
- United States Army War College