Transforming America's Military

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Contents


Introduction	xvii
Hans Binnendijk

Part I—Foundations of Transformation
Chapter 1
Assessing New Missions	3
Sam J. Tangredi

Chapter 2
Harnessing New Technologies	31
Thomas C. Hone and Norman Friedman

Chapter 3
Choosing a Strategy	57
Richard L. Kugler and Hans Binnendijk

Part II—Transforming the Services

Chapter 4
The Army: Toward the Objective Force	101
Bruce R. Nardulli and Thomas L. McNaugher

Chapter 5
The Naval Services: Network-Centric Warfare	129
William D. O’Neil (with appendix by Bing West)

Chapter 6
The Air Force: The Next Round	159
David A. Ochmanek

Part III—Coordinating Transformed Military Operations

Chapter 7
Integrating Transformation Programs	193
Paul K. Davis

Chapter 8
Transforming Jointly	219
Douglas A. Macgregor

Chapter 9
Coordinating with NATO	231
Charles L. Barry

Part IV—Broader Aspects of Transformation

Chapter 10
Strengthening Homeland Security	261
Michèle A. Flournoy

Chapter 11
Changing the Strategic Equation	283
Peter A. Wilson and Richard D. Sokolsky

Chapter 12
Controlling Space	309
Stephen P. Randolph

Chapter 13
Protecting Cyberspace	331
Jacques S. Gansler

Chapter 14
Maintaining the Technological Lead	345
Mark L. Montroll

Chapter 15
Getting There: Focused Logistics	371
Paul M. Needham

About the Authors	391


Illustrations

Tables

1-1. National Security Interests and Politico-Military Objectives	17

1-2. Survival Interests	18

1-3. Vital/World Order Interests	20

1-4. Value Interests	25

2-1. Notional U.S. Projections in 1920 of Transformational U.S. Military Technologies	38

2-2. Transformational Technologies: World War I, World War II, Cold War	40

2-3. Transformational Technologies (by Military Tasks)	44

2-4. Transformational Technologies across Time	48

3-1. Components of Defense Transformation	61

3-2. Ten New Operational Concepts for Building and Employing Transformed Forces	84

7-1. Differences between Planning for Era A and Era B	195

7-2. Illustrative Questions and Concerns Raised by the List of Principles	203

7-3. Proposed Set of Operational Challenges for Projection Forces	208

9-1. Defense Spending as a Percentage of Gross Domestic Product	235

9-2. Most Capable NATO Armor	240

9-3. Most Capable NATO Indirect Fire Systems	241

9-4. Most Capable NATO Aircraft	242

9-5. Key NATO Support Aircraft and Satellites	244

9-6. Most Modern NATO Naval Capabilities	245

9-7. Select Major Defense Investment Programs in Europe: Program, Participating Powers, Forecast Operational Date, Remarks	250


Figures

1-1. The Spectrum-of-Conflict Model	10

4-1. The Army Transformation	109

6-1. Improvements in Airpower Ability to Destroy Moving Armor	167

7-1. Planning Eras and the Buildup of New Dangers	194

7-2. A Spectrum of Approaches to Reengineering	196

7-3. Illustrative Components of an Operational Challenge	209

7-4. Secretary of Defense Role in the Program Process	210

7-5. Process of Mission-System Analysis	211

9-1. Modernization Spending as Percentage of Defense Spending, 2000	249

14-1. U.S. Defense Aerospace Industry Consolidation, 1980-1997	354

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First printing, August 2002.

Last Update: October 25, 2002