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Author : Jeffrey A. Merkley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : B-1 bomber
ISBN : UCR:31210024863118
Author : Jeffrey A. Merkley
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781437900101
The B-1B bomber has many special features that enhance its ability to penetrate Soviet air defenses. Even so, many reported deficiencies -- including shortcomings in the bomber¿s defensive and offensive avionics and a range that is shorter than anticipated -- have instilled doubts about its capability to perform the mission for which it was originally designed. This report raises three fundamental questions: (1) How serious are the deficiencies? (2) Should the U.S. change current plans and use the B-1B bomber as a standoff bomber carrying cruise missiles rather than as a penetrating bomber? (3) What enhancements should the Congress fund to improve the B-1B as either a penetrating bomber or as a standoff bomber? Illustrations.
Author : Jeffrey A. Merkley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : Rockwell B-1 (Bomber)
ISBN : OCLC:777107788
Author : Jeffrey A. Merkley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1988
Category : B-1 bomber
ISBN : UIUC:30112104104614
Author : Theo Farrell
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781349251094
Why are certain weapons acquired in the United States and others not? Theo Farrell addresses this question by examining the strategic, institutional and budgetary issues surrounding four major weapon programmes. Extensive use is made of primary sources in analysing the origins, development and outcomes of these programmes. This book presents alarming evidence to show how the military services manipulate weapons acquisition to suit their own ends rather than national security. It also analyses how Congress, motivated by concerns over cost, comes to play a greater role in shaping programme outcomes once weapons enter production.
Author : United States. Congressional Budget Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : Budget
ISBN : IND:30000088945930
Author : Susan J. Bodilly,Rand Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 76 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : B-1 bomber
ISBN : IND:30000037379801
This case study was undertaken in conjunction with six others to develop a better understanding of the risks involved in weapon system development and whether government policies effectively aid in the management of those risks to reduce the probability or severity of negative outcomes. The purpose of the larger study of seven Air Force procurement programs is to provide information that might improve the decision environment in which weapon systems are procured and thus to increase the probability of positive outcomes. This case focuses on the procurement of the B-1B bomber and covers the procurement of the entire aircraft platform and its component systems. The B-1B, with a direct program acquisition cost of $20.5 billion in 1981 dollars, represents a mixed array of technical advances depending on the component part examined. The case study identifies risk-related decisions made early in the program prior to or at the start of full-scale development. The assessments of risk and its subsequent management are then tracked to show how the early risk management decisions affected the program. The term risk, as used throughout this paper, is the probability that, given that an activity is undertaken, an event will occur that has negative outcomes for those involved. This case study (1) identifies acquisition practices that shape and manage risk and (2) suggests possible improvements.
Author : DIANE Publishing Company
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780788135750
Author : Rand Corporation
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Science
ISBN : STANFORD:36105210951237
Author : Congressional Information Service
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 842 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Law
ISBN : UVA:X004953147
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1024 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Government publications
ISBN : OSU:32437000616942
Author : Eric K. Graben
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015028445909
This book provides an analysis that determines which land-based strategic weapons the United States should retain in the post-Cold War era. The future of the former Soviet Union and deterrence theory are examined to develop strategic criteria for evaluating weapon systems. A computer model, included in the text, finds land-based forces that most inexpensively meet these criteria. Contents: Introduction; The Future Strategic Environment; How Much is Enough?; Weapons Systems; How to Find Optimal Force Postures; Results and Conclusions; Appendix; Tables; Figures.
Author : Michael Edward Brown
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015022233376
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 nations arm themselves. In an unmatched account constructed from massive archival work and material declassified through the Freedom of Information Act, the author provides a detailed description of all fifteen postwar U.S. strategic bomber programs, from the B-35 to the B-2. Challenging the conventional wisdom about arms races and the weapons acquisition process, Brown marshals compelling evidence that Air Force reactions to strategic developments, not technological opportunism or industry initiative, brought about many major innovations in those programs. He also discusses competing explanations of the cost, schedule, and performance problems that plague U.S. acquisition efforts. He maintains that powerful strategic and bureaucratic forces lead American military organizations to set their performance requirements far beyond the state of the art and to push their programs as fast as possible. This, he argues, is a recipe for disaster. Developing a comprehensive explanation of the cost and performance problems that plague modern weapons programs, he presents policy recommendations designed to address these issues.
Author : Edward R. Harshberger
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Arms control
ISBN : IND:30000027204191
This Note addresses near-term development issues for an emerging class of weapons--long-range conventional missiles (LRCMs), defined as missiles capable of attacking targets with conventional (nonnuclear) munitions at ranges in excess of 500 kilometers. The author identifies useful roles for the LRCM and determines that technologies beyond those of the Tomahawk are both necessary and available. He recommends that the Navy focus its near-term development on an upgraded Tomahawk Block IV, while the Air Force moves toward a new LRCM design. He finds that LRCMs are fiscally affordable, and arms control regimes are being developed that address their political costs. However, institutional concerns may be the major stumbling block to LRCM development. Data and support systems needed for operating LRCMs are not currently available and will require institutional changes in the services and the intelligence community. The author makes recommendations for future technology and support policy decisions.
Author : United States. General Accounting Office
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 92 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Airplanes, Military
ISBN : STANFORD:36105127316128
