Project AIR FORCE 1997

Abstract

U.S. military forces face growing challenges as demands for peacetime operations abroad continue and as potential adversaries gain new capabilities. Meanwhile, the U.S. defense community does not appear ready to capitalize on the potential of advanced firepower and information systems. These trends could lead to a situation in which U.S. forces lack the ability to defeat aggression without risking unacceptably high casualties and costs. Moreover, peacetime deployments might become primary future drivers of force size; failure to account for this phenomenon could create serious stresses on the force in terms of people and equipment. This project produced assessments and recommendations regarding four key aspects of U.S. defense planning: (1) scenarios, (2) alternative approaches to theater warfare, (3) transparent assessments, (4) U.S. overseas posture and operations tempo.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1998
Accession Number
ADA343367

Entities

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Operations
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Information Systems
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Teamwork
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design