Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress

Abstract

The Department of the Navy (DoN) has several efforts underway to transform U.S. naval forces to prepare them for future military challenges. DoN officials are generally satisfied with the scope and pace of their transformation efforts, but some advocates of defense transformation are not and recommend that current efforts be accelerated or expanded. This report focuses on the transformation of U.S. naval forces -- the Navy and the Marine Corps, which are both contained in the Department of the Navy (DoN). The issue for Congress is whether the current DoN transformation efforts are sufficient, and if not, what the options might be for accelerating or expanding these efforts. This report will be updated as events warrant.

Open PDF

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 23, 2002
Accession Number
ADA463025

Entities

People

  • Ronald O'Rourke

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Area Denial
  • Boats
  • Congress
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Defense Systems
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Marine Corps
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Underwater Vehicles
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Government and Public Administration Law.
  • Naval Personnel Management
  • Strategic Security Studies