Past revolutions, future transformations : (Record no. 599218)
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| Standard technical report number | RAND/MR-1029-DARPA |
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| Terms of availability | $30.00 |
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| Original cataloging agency | CstmoR |
| Transcribing agency | CstmoR |
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| Classification number | U104 |
| Item number | .H89 1999 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Hundley, Richard O. |
| Relator term | author. |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Past revolutions, future transformations : |
| Remainder of title | what can the history of revolutions in military affairs tell us about transforming the U.S. military? / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | Richard O. Hundley. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE STATEMENTS | |
| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | Santa Monica, CA : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer | RAND, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture | 1999. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xxv, 99 pages : |
| Other physical details | illustrations ; |
| Dimensions | 23 cm |
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| Content Type Term | text |
| Content Type Code | txt |
| Source | rdacontent |
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| Media Type Term | computer |
| Media Type Code | c |
| Source | rdamedia |
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| Media Type Term | unmediated |
| Media Type Code | n |
| Source | rdamedia |
| 338 ## - CARRIER TYPE | |
| Carrier Type Term | online resource |
| Carrier Type Code | cr |
| Source | rdacarrier |
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| Carrier Type Term | volume |
| Carrier Type Code | nc |
| Source | rdacarrier |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | "National Defense Research Institute." |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-99). |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Introduction --Part 1: Lessons from Past RMAs -- The Characteristics of Revolutions in Military Affairs -- The Breakthough Process Leading to RMAs --Part 2: Being Prepared for Future RMAs (Carried out by Others) -- Being Aware of the Next RMA: the Observables of the Emergence of New RMAs -- Being Responsive to the Next RMA: the Characteristics of a Future-Oriented Military Organization --Part 3: Bringing About Future RMAs (Of Your Own) -- What Does It Take to Bring About a Successful RMA? -- DOD'S Current Force Transformation Activities: Does Anything Appear to Be Missing? What Can Be Done to Fill in the Missing Elements? -- Bibliography. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | Advances in technology can bring about dramatic changes in military operations, often termed "revolutions in military affairs" or RMAs. Such technology-driven changes in military operations are not merely a recent phenomenon: they have been occurring since the dawn of history, they will continue to occur in the future, and they will continue to bestow a military advantage on the first nation to develop and use them. Accordingly, it is important to the continued vitality and robustness of the U.S. defense posture for the DoD R&D community to be aware of technology developments that could revolutionize military operations in the future, and for the U.S. military services to be on the lookout for revolutionary ways in which to employ those technologies in warfare. This report examines the history of past RMAs, to see what can be learned from them regarding the challenge confronting the DoD today, when it has set out on a concerted effort to bring about a technology-driven transformation of the U.S. military to achieve the operational goals outlined in Joint Vision 2010. Among its many findings are three of particular note: RMAs are rarely brought about by dominant players (such as the U.S. military is today). For a dominant player to bring about an RMA requires a receptive organizational climate, fostering a continually refined vision of how war may change in the future and encouraging vigorous debate regarding the future of the organization; senior officers with traditional credentials willing to sponsor new ways of doing things and able to establish new promotion pathways for junior officers practicing a new way of war; mechanisms for experimentation, to discover, learn, test and demonstrate new ideas; and ways of responding positively to the results of successful experiments, in terms of doctrinal changes, acquisition programs, and force structure modifications. The DoD has some of these elements today, but is missing others. The report makes specific suggestions regarding ways of filling in the missing elements. Doing these things will facilitate DoD's force transformation activities and help ensure that the next RMA is brought about by the United States. and not some other nation. |
| 530 ## - ADDITIONAL PHYSICAL FORM AVAILABLE NOTE | |
| Additional physical form available note | Also available in Chinese from the publisher (Taipei, Taiwan : Ministry of National Defense). |
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| Additional physical form available note | Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Military art and science |
| General subdivision | Technological innovations |
| -- | History |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Military art and science |
| General subdivision | Technological innovations. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Military planning |
| General subdivision | History |
| Chronological subdivision | 20th century. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Armed Forces |
| -- | Organization. |
| 651 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--GEOGRAPHIC NAME | |
| Geographic name | United States |
| General subdivision | Military policy. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Rand Corporation. |
| 710 1# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | United States. |
| Subordinate unit | Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. |
| 710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | National Defense Research Institute (U.S.). |
| Subordinate unit | Acquisition and Technology Policy Center. |
| 856 41 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Link text | Online Access |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1029/">http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1029/</a> |
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