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Review of the future of the U.S. aerospace infrastructure and aerospace engineering disciplines to meet the needs of the Air Force and the Department of Defense / Committee on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Infrastructure and Aerospace Engineering Disciplines to Meet the Needs of the Air Force and the Department of Defense, Air Force Science and Technology Board, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Compass series (Washington, D.C.)
- Compass series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Air Force--Weapons systems--Procurement.
- United States.
- Aerospace industries--United States.
- Aerospace industries.
- Aerospace industries--Forecasting.
- Aerospace industries--Employees--Supply and demand.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (66 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- U.S. aerospace infrastructure and aerospace engineering disciplines to meet the needs of the Air Force and the Department of Defense
- Place of Publication:
- Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 2001.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The Principal Deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition requested that the National Research Council (NRC) review the Air Force's planned acquisition programs to determine if, given its scale, the highly talented scientific, technical, and engineering personnel base could be maintained, to identify issues affecting the engineering and science work force, and to identify issues affecting the aerospace industry's leadership in technology development, innovation, and product quality, as well as its ability to support Air Force missions.
- Contents:
- Science and technology budgets
- Work force issues
- Financial health of the aerospace industry
- Policy, administration, and regulation
- Conclusions and recommendations.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 42-44).
- ISBN:
- 9780309170413
- 0309170419
- 9780309510585
- 0309510589
- OCLC:
- 817960563
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