Weapons Acquisition Why do we buy the weapons we buy? Threat? Politics? Pork barrel spending?

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Weapons Acquisition Why do we buy the weapons we buy? Threat? Politics? Pork barrel spending?

What we hope would happen? Threat Strategy Weapons Goals Technology

What we think happens THREAT Technology Weapons Politics

Threat Assessment

Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System (JCIDS) (Since 2003) National Security Strategy of the USNational Security Strategy of the US, Defense Strategic GuidanceDefense Strategic Guidance,, QDRQDR CJCS: What capabilities are needed? Recommendation to SecDef SecDef: Recommendation to Pres.

Buying and Building Weapons PPBE 1. Planning 2. Programming and 3. Budgeting 4. Execution Pres. and Cong. decide what to buy

For Big Ticket Items Milestone A — initiates technology maturation and risk reduction. Milestone B — initiates engineering and manufacturing development. Milestone C — initiates production and deployment Funding: reviewed yearly by Pres. and Congress

Contractors? F-35: Lockheed MartinLockheed Martin Trident Ohio-Class Submarine: General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division General Dynamics, Electric Boat Division MX ICBM: Boeing; Martin Marietta and Denver Aerospace; Rockwell; Northrop; Thiokol; Aerojet; Hercules; and Rocketdyne B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber: Northrup GrummanNorthrup Grumman

F-22

The MX Missile

MX Warheads

The Threat

The Future Threat

The Players: Mid-1970s President Ford/Carter SecDef Schlesinger/Rumsfled/Brown OSD USAF JCS Members of Congress

MX Multiple Protective Shelters

Cluster Based MPS

Another View of MPS

MX MPS Challenged Then Rejected 1. States 1.Utah, Nevada, Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska 2. Legislation 1.National Environmental Protection Act (1969) 2.Federal Land Policy Management Act (1976) 1. Environmental Impact Statements 3. Reagan

1981: Back to Drawing Board Townes Commission (Executive) OTA, MX Missile Basing, 1981 (Legislative)MX Missile Basing IDEAS: 35 Basing modes considered!!!!

1. Rail Mobile

The HO Version

2. Underground Basing

Launch of Underground-based MX

3. Submarine-based MX

More… 4. Silo-Based 5. Airborne 6. Surface ship launch 7. Closely-Spaced Basing (Dense Pack) 8. Ballistic Missile Defense 9. Launch on warning…

New Commission 1983 Scowcroft Commission (President’s Commission on Strategic Forces) Scowcroft Commission Solution 1. MX in Silos 2. Small ICBM (Midgetman): Road Mobile

Small ICBM (Midgetman)

SICBM-HML

Rail-Mobile MX: