Science and Technology and the Air Force Vision: Achieving a More Effective S&T Program

Abstract

There are considerable on-going efforts within the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to improve the science and technology (S&T) program. Each year the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) conducts independent quality reviews within the labs. The reviews assess the quality and long-term relevance of the Air Force S&T program. Quality here is broadly defined to include science, people, strategy, resources, focus, facilities, and results. These reviews clearly indicate that the quality of the S&T program is improving and most of the projects are well focused on future Air Force capabilities. However, based on extensive benchmarking, it is also apparent that a more effective S&T program can be achieved. This Study offers recommendations that apply both internally and externally to AFRL. The members of this Study team strongly urge that these recommendations be adopted.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 2001
Accession Number
ADA412995

Entities

People

  • Antonio F. Pensa
  • George K. Muellner
  • Malcolm R. O'neill
  • Valerie J. Gawron
  • William F. Ballhaus

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Detection
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Military Research
  • Military Science
  • Personnel Management
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Turbines
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Instructional Design and Training Evaluation.