Transforming the Army's Ammunition Industrial Base

Abstract

The Chief of Staff of the Army has announced his intent to transform the Army into a lighter, more lethal land force. To be relevant, the Army must look closely at its industrial base and also transform it to meet the needs of this new force. Along these lines,the Army is making some changes in its comprehensive management of ammunition programs as suggested by the Pacific Northwest Nation Laboratory study. This Strategic Research Project closely examines the changes in the management of ammunition and the challenges to the modernization of the munitions production facilities. It also assesses whether the changes the Army are making adequately transform the ammunition industrial base to make it supportive for the Army's and nation's defense requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA391130

Entities

People

  • Jyuji D. Hewitt

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Ammunition
  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contractors
  • Corporations
  • End Items
  • Governments
  • Infrastructure
  • Investments
  • Life Cycles
  • Manufacturing
  • Munitions
  • National Security
  • War Colleges
  • Workload

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.