Comparing U.S. Army Systems with Foreign Counterparts: Identifying Possible Capability Gaps and Insights from Other Armies

John Gordon IV ; John Matsumura ; Anthony Atler ; Scott Boston ; Matthew E. Boyer ; Natasha Lander ; Todd Nichols

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Missile Defense;    Unmanned Aerial Vehicles;    Military Technology;    Armored Vehicles;    United States Army;    Warfare and Military Operations;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR716
ISBN  :  9780833087218
RP-ID  :  RR-716-A

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

Comparing U.S. Army Systems with Foreign Counterparts: Identifying Possible Capability Gaps and Insights from Other Armies provides the U.S. Army's Force Development and others an opportunity to contrast selected U.S. Army systems and capabilities with comparable foreign weapons. The sponsor of the research, G-8, Headquarters, Department of the Army, was interested in gaining insights into how various U.S. Army systems compared with similar foreign counterparts in order to identify possible capability gaps, as well as good ideas that other armies might have that the U.S. Army could consider adopting. Based on the time and resources that were available, the research focused on armored fighting vehicles, helicopters, rocket and cannon artillery, and various logistics platforms. The armies that were selected for the comparisons included U.S. allies as well as potential future opponents.