Policy and the Aerospace Industrial Base Beyond the Year 2000

Abstract

Some decline in our defense industrial base is inevitable, but policies or procurement strategies can help focus this base to support aerospace power and national security for the next 20 years. To support this assertion, this paper will first outline causes of change in our defense industrial base (DIB). It will then present some criteria for decision making regarding these changes and the needs of aerospace power in the coming decades, focused on technological edge and production capability. Within a domestic and global defense environment, these topics will be pursued regarding possible policies for the DIB. Finally benefits, costs, and risks of such policies will be reviewed. This is a complex topic for such a brief format, but it is vital for ongoing aerospace planning

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 29, 1993
Accession Number
ADA283165

Entities

People

  • Ronald D. Reed

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Arms Control
  • Defense Industry
  • Department Of Defense
  • Electronic Countermeasures
  • Globalization
  • Information Operations
  • Investments
  • National Security
  • Procurement
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Security
  • United States
  • Universities
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Economics
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.

Technology Areas

  • Space