Strategic Mobility Innovation : Options and Oversight Issues.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Defense contracts.

Armed Forces--Appropriations and expenditures.

Armed Forces.

Technological innovations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (45 pages, digital, PDF file)

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2005.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Examines factors affecting strategic mobility innovation in airlift and sealift used to transport cargo and personnel between theaters of operation. Reviews DOD mobility studies and background literature; describes potential strategic mobility sealift and airlift vehicles, including advantages and disadvantages of each design concept; and discusses Congressional oversight issues regarding investment options, funding, commercial applicability, industrial base, and future procurement.

Notes:

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

CRS Report.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Strategic Mobility Innovation

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