Making Vision Reality: Preparing the Air Force to Exploit Future Technology

Abstract

The Air Force faces significant reductions and restructuring of the research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E) infrastructure. The Air Force needs to assess how best to cope with the reductions and insure future vital technology is developed and tested. This paper reviews the Air Force's commitment to technology by examining historic trends. The trends include funding and manning levels, and a subjective assessment of the Air Force approach to technology. The subjective assessment includes five rating areas. For example, the study examines whether the Air Force was more committed to revolutionary technology or incremental improvements to current technical capabilities during various time frames. In addition, the recommendations of two major scientific studies by the Scientific Advisory Board, Toward New Horizons and New World Vistas, are examined. From this historical analysis, recommendations are made concerning the changes in Air Force strategy and policy for RDT&E.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA399245

Entities

People

  • Vincent L. Alberrt

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Base Closures
  • Fusion Weapons
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Jet Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Organizational Structure
  • Rockets
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Theater Ballistic Missiles
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Strategic Security Studies