Gaining new military capability : an experiment in concept development /

The process of modernizing U.S. military forces is the focus of this report. This process requires reinvigorating concept development efforts, thinking broadly about alternatives, and pursuing concept development before decisions are made about which services, which platforms, or which technologies...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Birkler, J. L., 1944-
Autores Corporativos: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense, National Defense Research Institute (U.S.)
Otros Autores: Neu, C. R. (Carl Richard), 1949-, Kent, Glenn A., 1915-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 1998.
Temas:
Military planning > United States.
Planification militaire > États-Unis.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Military Science.
HISTORY > Military > Other.
Armed Forces > Weapons systems
Military planning
Militärische Planung
Militär
Waffensystem
Military & Naval Science.
Law, Politics & Government.
Military Science - General.
United States > Armed Forces > Weapons systems.
United States
USA
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Figures and Table
  • Acronyms
  • The Force Modernization Problem
  • The Need for New Concepts
  • A Process for Modernizing Forces
  • How the Process Should Work
  • Strategic Planners Establish Demands for Military Capabilities
  • Creative Conceivers Formulate Options
  • Top-Level Decisionmakers Choose Among Available Options
  • Force Providers Implement Decisions
  • Current Approaches to Force Modernization Are Less Than Ideal
  • Thinking About Military Missions
  • Military Missions
  • Choosing Topics for a RAND Concept-Development Initiative
  • The Concept Options Group: A New Forum for Concept Development
  • The RAND COG Exercise
  • Organizing COG Discussions
  • What, Precisely, Will U.S. Forces Have to Do to Accomplish the Military Task Being Discussed?
  • What Are the Characteristic Signatures of Relevant Targets?
  • What Technologies Could Be Used to Exploit Signatures, Vulnerabilities, or Necessary Activities by Hostile Forces?
  • How Could the Technologies Identified in Discussions of the Last Question Be Exploited Operationally?
  • How Can We Shape the Environment to Make U.S. Technological and Operational Options More Effective?
  • Process
  • Some Promising Concepts
  • UAV Operations to Maintain Persistent Surveillance
  • A large, High-Flying UAV
  • A Small, Low-Flying UAV
  • Operational Concepts
  • Shaping the Environment
  • Ground-Based, Multimode Sensor Arrays
  • Sensor Packages
  • Deploying Sensors
  • Operational Concepts
  • Shaping the Environment
  • The Current State of Technology.

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