The Shrinking U. S. Military. What To Do with the Excess Equipment

Abstract

This research report describes the issues regarding excess equipment due to force reductions, particulary the question of whether this equipment would be useful as the basis for a future force build-up. The issues addressed include the availability of equipment, the anticipated timing of such a build- up, the new force size in relation to the storage program, the costs associated with storage programs, the impact of technology the rate of obsolescence, and the policies which the Department of Defense should pursue. A related issue is whether production equipment and facilities for selected major end items should also be laid away. The report concludes that laying away production equipment and facilities to preserve the capability to produce old equipment is generally not recommended. In the case of equipment itself, an argument can be made that there are legitimate reasons for doing so, but the Department of Defense needs to first explicitly decide whether retaining the capability such storage programs would provide ought to be part of our national military strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA285881

Entities

People

  • David P. Garner
  • F. R. Frola
  • Michael D. Mcmanus

Organizations

  • LMI

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programs
  • Contractors
  • Department Of Defense
  • End Items
  • Governments
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Production
  • Storage
  • Test Equipment
  • United States

Readers

  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Strategic Security Studies