Coalition Operations: Politically Necessary Yet Operationally Challenging

Abstract

The fact that the United States will continue to conduct military operations with coalition partners is a given. What makes that endeavor operationally challenging is the fact that the United States has a significant technological military capability and an overwhelming defense budget by international standards. Even when looking at many of these nations' budgets combined, there is still a shortage of spending when compared to the United States. Recent operations have identified several ally shortfalls that need to be corrected. Efforts are under way to address these interoperability and capability challenges. In the end, unless U.S. partners boost defense spending, their ability to participate with the United States in military operations will continue to be challenging for quite some time.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 08, 2004
Accession Number
ADA443125

Entities

People

  • Al Glodowski
  • Alan Engler
  • Rocky Lee

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Lessons Learned
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Operations
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Precision-Guided Munitions
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Economics
  • International Relations and European Studies