Rapid Force Projection Technologies: A Quick-Look Analysis of Advanced Light Indirect Fire Systems,

Abstract

The days of U.S. military forces defending a known area of terrain with a large, prepositioned force appear to be drawing to a close. In the future, as in the recent past, the U.S. Army will need to deploy to areas of potential or actual conflict. Furthermore, because time is often critical in overseas operations, the United States must have land forces that can deploy quickly both by air and by sea. The RFPT project at RAND concentrates on the airliftable portion of these forces in the early-entry role. RAND DB-168-A/OSD (Steeb et al., 1996) highlights this project and its recent accomplishments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA322530

Entities

People

  • John Matsumura
  • Randall Steeb
  • Scot Eisenhard
  • Terrell Covington
  • Thomas Herbert

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustic Detection
  • Air Defense
  • Aircrafts
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Ammunition
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Indirect Fire
  • Information Systems
  • Military Science
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Navigation
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Sensor Networks
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.