Location
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room C
Start Date
30-4-1997 1:00 PM
Description
Not since the end of World War II has the United States military experienced such major changes. The changes are being driven by both internal national factors, and external international Cold War downsizing. The specifics of what the changes are and the explicit forcing factors have been understood for some time. What has not been understood thoroughly, is how the United States military will continue to maintain personnel and hardware effectiveness in such a dynamic environment, specifically amidst a steadily diversifying threat base and declining acquisition budget.
Recently, there have been several efforts directly concerned with how the U.S. military space programs must change, i.e., provide more support to the military user with a declining space system acquisition budget. The two most significant efforts were a “Visions Study,” conducted by the Air Force Space and Missiles Center Planning Directorate in Los Angeles, and the “Re-Invent Space” supported by the joint services U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. Both studies assessed major paradigm shifts in all aspects of our current approach to conducting the military space business. Many of their findings and recommended areas of needed change are now being pushed forward for consideration by the newly formed Space Architecture office in Washington.
Paper Session II-C - Automated Military Space System Development and Technology Effectiveness
Holiday Inn, Manatee Room C
Not since the end of World War II has the United States military experienced such major changes. The changes are being driven by both internal national factors, and external international Cold War downsizing. The specifics of what the changes are and the explicit forcing factors have been understood for some time. What has not been understood thoroughly, is how the United States military will continue to maintain personnel and hardware effectiveness in such a dynamic environment, specifically amidst a steadily diversifying threat base and declining acquisition budget.
Recently, there have been several efforts directly concerned with how the U.S. military space programs must change, i.e., provide more support to the military user with a declining space system acquisition budget. The two most significant efforts were a “Visions Study,” conducted by the Air Force Space and Missiles Center Planning Directorate in Los Angeles, and the “Re-Invent Space” supported by the joint services U.S. Space Command in Colorado Springs. Both studies assessed major paradigm shifts in all aspects of our current approach to conducting the military space business. Many of their findings and recommended areas of needed change are now being pushed forward for consideration by the newly formed Space Architecture office in Washington.
