Flying Blind : the Politics of the U.S. Strategic Bomber Program /

Flying Blind offers an astute analysis of the role of organizational forces in initiating and shaping weapons programs. Michael E. Brown concerns himself with how weapons programs begin and why they turn out as they do. In the process he redresses a large imbalance in our understanding of how nation...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Brown, Michael E. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2019]
Colección:Cornell Studies in Security Affairs
Temas:
United States. > Air Force > Procurement > History.
United States. > Air Force
Strategic bombers > United States > History.
Bombardiers stratégiques > États-Unis > Histoire.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Security (National & International)
Armed Forces > Procurement
Military policy
Strategic bombers
United States > Military policy.
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface / Brown, Michael E.
  • Abbreviations
  • A Note on Sources
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Historical, Organizational, and Doctrinal Setting
  • 3. Building a jet Bomber: The B-45, B-46, B-47, and B-48
  • 4. The First Intercontinental Bombers: The B-35, B-36, B-49, B-52, and B-60
  • 5. The Push to Develop Supersonic Capabilities: The B-58
  • 6. The Nuclear-Powered Bomber and the B-70
  • 7. Low-Altitude Penetration: The B-1
  • 8. The Politics of Stealth: The B-1B and B-2
  • 9. The Origins and Outcomes of Weapon Acquisition Programs
  • Appendix: Evolution of U.S. Air Force Weapon Acquisition Organizations
  • Index

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