Adapting Strategic Aircraft Assets to a Changing World: Technology Insertion to Provide Flexibility

Abstract

The Strategic Air Command (SAC) has reached a pivotal time in American military affairs. Like never before, the world is changing nearly as fast as the mapmakers can produce new maps. In a twinkling of an eye, the cold war has ended, the Soviet Union has dissolved, and we have proved America's strength in coalition with allied forces against desert tyranny. Activities such as these imply an uncertain future. The black and white of yesterday has turned to the gray of today, and our democratic system no longer stands eye-to-eye with the 'evil empire.' For the military planner, an uncertain future means uncertain threats, which in turn means the planner must prepare for unprecedented possibilities

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285368

Entities

People

  • Daniel E. Hobbs

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • General Purpose Bombs
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Navigation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Software Development
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Control
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.