Turning Light Forces into Heavy Hitters. New Technologies for U.S. Rapid Reaction Missions.

Abstract

In recent years, light, rapid-reaction forces have become a staple of U.S. military strategy and planning. Rather than defending predetermined territories with large, prepositioned forces, current U.S. plans call for quick and decisive deployments of lightly armed forces into locations of potential or actual hostilities. Recent research performed by RAND's National Defense Research Institute and its Arroyo Center suggests that emerging technologies will eliminate or substantially reduce a major drawback of this developing role for light forces: their vulnerability to attacks from heavily armored enemies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA322535

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Control Systems
  • Deployment
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Emerging Technology
  • Indirect Fire
  • Line Of Sight
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • Reconnaissance
  • Southwest Asia
  • Weapons

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  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies