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The Pursuit of Technological Superiority and the Shrinking American Military.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2015Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (288 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781349786817
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Pursuit of Technological Superiority and the Shrinking American MilitaryLOC classification:
  • JK1-9993
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Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: The Problem of Overstretch -- 1.1 The Argument in Brief -- 1.2 The History of This Issue -- 1.3 Summary of Contents -- References -- Chapter 2: The Shrinking American Military -- 2.1 Trends in Personnel and Equipment -- 2.2 The Shrinking American Military in Context -- 2.3 US Military Equipment Cost Growth -- 2.3.1 Design, Performance, and Cost Growth -- 2.3.2 The Procurement Process and Cost Growth -- 2.3.3 Cost Growth Feedback Loops -- 2.4 The Changing "Tooth-to-Tail Ratio" -- 2.4.1 The Growth of the "Tail" -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Pursuit of Technological Superiority -- 3.1 The Pursuit of Technological Superiority in Historical Context -- 3.2 Instrumental Rationales for the Pursuit of Technological Superiority -- 3.3 The Culture of Technological Superiority -- 3.4 Why Now? -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Air Force and Technology -- 4.1 The Air Force and Its Way of War -- 4.2 The Air Force and Tactical Aircraft -- 4.3 The F-22A Program -- 4.4 The F-35 Program -- 4.5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft -- 4.6 The Air Force and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 5: The Navy and Technology -- 5.1 The Navy and Its Way of War -- 5.2 Naval Aviation -- 5.3 Large Surface Combatants: The DDG-1000 and DDG-51 -- 5.4 Small Surface Combatants: The Littoral Combat Ship and FFG(X) -- 5.5 The Navy and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 6: The Army and Technology -- 6.1 The Army and Its Way of War -- 6.2 The Airmobile Concept, Helicopters, the RAH-66 Comanche, and Its Successors -- 6.3 The Future Combat System, Ground Combat Vehicle and Beyond -- 6.4 The Army and Unmanned Systems -- 6.5 The Army and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 7: The Marine Corps and Technology -- 7.1 The Marine Corps and Its Way of War -- 7.2 The Marine Corps and Amphibious Warfare.
7.3 Amphibious Vehicles -- 7.4 Marine Corps Aviation: Helicopters, the V-22 Tiltrotor, and V/STOL Jets -- 7.5 The Marine Corps and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 8: The Potential for Further Overstretch -- 8.1 Will Recent Reforms Help? -- 8.2 The Prospects for Fundamental Change -- 8.3 The Risks of the Status Quo -- References -- Index.
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Intro -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Chapter 1: The Problem of Overstretch -- 1.1 The Argument in Brief -- 1.2 The History of This Issue -- 1.3 Summary of Contents -- References -- Chapter 2: The Shrinking American Military -- 2.1 Trends in Personnel and Equipment -- 2.2 The Shrinking American Military in Context -- 2.3 US Military Equipment Cost Growth -- 2.3.1 Design, Performance, and Cost Growth -- 2.3.2 The Procurement Process and Cost Growth -- 2.3.3 Cost Growth Feedback Loops -- 2.4 The Changing "Tooth-to-Tail Ratio" -- 2.4.1 The Growth of the "Tail" -- 2.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: The Pursuit of Technological Superiority -- 3.1 The Pursuit of Technological Superiority in Historical Context -- 3.2 Instrumental Rationales for the Pursuit of Technological Superiority -- 3.3 The Culture of Technological Superiority -- 3.4 Why Now? -- 3.5 Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Air Force and Technology -- 4.1 The Air Force and Its Way of War -- 4.2 The Air Force and Tactical Aircraft -- 4.3 The F-22A Program -- 4.4 The F-35 Program -- 4.5 Remotely Piloted Aircraft -- 4.6 The Air Force and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 5: The Navy and Technology -- 5.1 The Navy and Its Way of War -- 5.2 Naval Aviation -- 5.3 Large Surface Combatants: The DDG-1000 and DDG-51 -- 5.4 Small Surface Combatants: The Littoral Combat Ship and FFG(X) -- 5.5 The Navy and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 6: The Army and Technology -- 6.1 The Army and Its Way of War -- 6.2 The Airmobile Concept, Helicopters, the RAH-66 Comanche, and Its Successors -- 6.3 The Future Combat System, Ground Combat Vehicle and Beyond -- 6.4 The Army and Unmanned Systems -- 6.5 The Army and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 7: The Marine Corps and Technology -- 7.1 The Marine Corps and Its Way of War -- 7.2 The Marine Corps and Amphibious Warfare.

7.3 Amphibious Vehicles -- 7.4 Marine Corps Aviation: Helicopters, the V-22 Tiltrotor, and V/STOL Jets -- 7.5 The Marine Corps and Overstretch -- References -- Chapter 8: The Potential for Further Overstretch -- 8.1 Will Recent Reforms Help? -- 8.2 The Prospects for Fundamental Change -- 8.3 The Risks of the Status Quo -- References -- Index.

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