Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes (2003) / Chapter Skim
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1. Introduction
1. Introduction
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107-107) , Section 253: Study and Report on Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes (see Appendix A)
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The NRC Committee on Review of the Effectiveness of Air Force Science and Technology Program Changes recognized that the tasks listed above encourage unequivocal "yes" or "no" answers; however, the committee judged that unequivocal answers would lack consideration of a number of factors. First, they would imply unequivocal forecasts about what is required for military superiority, the nature of future high-risk threats, how to counter those high-risk threats, and how technology could, given certain changes by the Air Force, unfold to ensure all of those outcomes.
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Second, as stated above, the funds available to support the development of countering technologies are constrained by limited total Air Force funding in the context of a high operational tempo, the necessity of renewing stockpiles of expended weapons (readiness) , replacing or upgrading aging weapons systems and infrastructure (modernization)
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Chapter 3 addresses the areas of the S&E workforce, S&T planning, development planning, and S&T program advocacy and visibility. Included in its discussion, Chapter 3 addresses specific changes that the Air Force has made in these areas.
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