Aerospace 2020. Volume 2 - Main Report.

Abstract

Volume II, the main volume, of the report of the NATO Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development (AGARD) study: Aerospace 2020'. This study explored the most advanced technologies, relevant to aerospace, being researched and developed in laboratories today. The study focused on the most promising current technologies and the organisational and tactical consequences they will have at the field and system levels, over the course of the next 25 years. Topics include: a discussion of the impact of proliferation, human-machine interaction, synthetic environments, directed-energy weapons, information technologies, unmanned tactical aircraft, suborbital launchers, hypersonic missiles, and a discussion of affordability issues. Technologies are assessed from the viewpoints of both potential capabilities and threats. Observations and recommendations are presented. Volume III contains technical papers in support of the conclusions reached. Volume I is a short summary of the conclusions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331358

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Heat Transfer
  • Information Systems
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Materials Processing
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Testing
  • Military Applications
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction
  • Directed Energy
  • Hypersonics
  • Space