Industry Study, Weapons Industry, Spring 2009

Abstract

With the new presidential administration, federal budget deficit, and its declared intention to withdraw from Iraq, the United States (U.S.) will decrease its military weapons expenditures in the future. More specifically, the Department of Defense (DOD) will move away from complex weapons systems to reinforce its core capabilities. As such, this study will concentrate on U.S. military core capabilities like the management of ammunition in theatre, critical nodes in propellant manufacturing, and the underutilization of non-lethal weapons. It will also offer suggestions on how the weapons industrial base can leverage its non-military sales market to overcome potential military spending shortfalls.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA514392

Entities

Organizations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Commerce
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Employment
  • Intellectual Property
  • Logistics
  • Management Personnel
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Applications
  • Military Budgets
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Organizational Structure
  • Small Arms
  • Small Arms Ammunition
  • Supply Chain
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military and Counterinsurgency Studies.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering