Joint Warfighting Science and Technology Plan.

Abstract

Technological superiority has been, and continues to be, a cornerstone of our national military strategy. Technologies such as radar, jet engines, nuclear weapons, night vision, smart weapons, stealth, the Global Positioning System, and vastly more capable information management systems have changed warfare dramatically. Today's technological edge allows us to prevail across the broad spectrum of conflict decisively and with relatively low casualties. Maintaining this technological edge has become even more important as the size of U.S. forces decreases and high technology weapons are now readily available on the world market. In this new environment, it is imperative that U.S. forces possess technological superiority to achieve and maintain the dominance displayed in Operation Desert Storm. The technological advantage we enjoy today is a legacy of decades of investment in science and technology (S&T). Likewise, our future warfighting capabilities will be substantially determined by today's investment in S&T.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA323114

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Director

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airframes
  • Combat Areas
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Equine Encephalitis
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • Sensor Networks
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapon Control
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Economics
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.

Technology Areas

  • Space