On the Mid- and Long-Term Threat to the U.S. Ground Combatant

Abstract

This report is not intended to answer, definitively, questions regarding the threat to the future U.S. ground combatant. Rather, it invites the reader to enter into a conversation about the future. This report is only an estimate of what the future might be given current select trends and historical examples. The true object of the report is to equip the reader with a starting point from which he or she might expand upon the report's content and further engage its inferences by seeking out alternative interpretations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADA380351

Entities

People

  • Stephen C. Small

Organizations

  • United States Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil War
  • Combat Areas
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Employment
  • Explosives
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Lasers
  • Military History
  • Military Organizations
  • Psychology
  • Reliability
  • Second World War
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy