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6. Overarching Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 44-46

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... Post-Cold War reductions to DoD and Air Force S&T in air, space, end related information systems have been particularly harmful. S&T for air systems is necessary to support aging systems, systems currently in development, new operational concepts, and new systems, such as unmanned air vehicles, unmanned combat air vehicles, and guided weapons.
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... While the need for the Air Force S&T investment oriented to the Soviet threat was diminished at the end of the Cold War, the need for overall Air Force investment in S&T was not. The committee believes that the Air Force's current (FYO1)
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... Conclusion 3b. Personnel management rules threaten the quality of the Air Force's S&T program.
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