Excerpt from Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 and the Future Years Defense Program, Vol. 4: Hearing Before the Committee on Armed Services United States Senate One Hundred Fourth Congress First Session on S. 1026; Authorizing Appropriation for Fiscal Year 1996 for Military Activities of the Department of Defense, for Military Construction, and F Procurement of the UH - 60 Black Hawk will continue in fiscal ear 1996 with de livery of the last 60 aircraft of a 5-year multi-year contract t at will bring the Army's fleet to The Black Hawk has been combat tested - Grenada, Panama, and Southwest Asia - and its extraordinary capabilities are well-known. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 and the Future Years Defense Program, Vol. 1: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session on S. 1026; Military Posture, Unified Commands, Service Secretaries, Service Chiefs, Department of Energy, Ballistic Missile Defense I understand (you are workin on the readiness problem by trying to measure joint readiness. Ou have also created a Readiness Working Group and a Senior Readiness Oversight Council. How ever, creating new readiness measures and organizations is not the same thin as achieving readiness. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 and the Future Years Defense Program, Vol. 5: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate; One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session, on S. 1026; Acquisition and Technology; March 14, 28, 30; April 6; May 5, 17, 1995 Now, the idea here is not only to leverage off the commercial technology and development but to' leverage off the commercial pro duction line. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from Department of Defense Authorization for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 and the Future Years Defense Program: Hearings Before the Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate, One Hundred Fourth Congress, First Session on S. 1026, Authorizing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 1996 for Military Activities of the Department of Defense, for Military Construction The Subcommittee on Strategic Forces meets today to receive testimony from the Navy and the Army on the U.S. ballistic missile defense requirements and programs. Both services are currently developing and testing the systems that will form the bedrock of America's future theater missile defense, TMD, architecture. Once deployed, these systems will fill a gap in America's defensive capabilities that has existed for far too long. Since the Persian Gulf war, the need for effective theater missile defenses has become increasingly obvious. Without these capabilities, even relatively minor military powers will be able to inhibit and undermine America's ability to project power and maintain forward presence. As the threat has become more salient, it has also become obvious that no single system or TMD system can fulfill the entire range of requirements. The Navy is well suited for the ballistic missile defense mission. With over $40 billion already spent on the Aegis infrastructure, it would be irresponsible not to take maximum advantage of this investment. A naval TMD system offers several unique attributes that make it particularly attractive: it would not depend on overseas bases or airlift to be deployed; it would avoid concerns over foreign sovereignty; and it would provide a missile defense umbrella over friendly forces attempting to gain control over a theater of operations. While I strongly support the Navy Lower Tier Program, and am pleased that it is a core BMDO program, I must say that I do not understand the decision to delay the Upper Tier Program. In my view, we should proceed with both tiers simultaneously and aggressively. Once the Navy completes its cost and operational effectiveness assessment in October, it would seem to make sense to finalize operational requirements and system design and get on with the Upper Tier major acquisition program. The Army's TMD program appears to be in good shape. With the THAAD program beginning flight testing this year, we are well on the way to acquiring a genuine wide-area defense system. Patriot PAC-3 also seems to be on track. The one area where I have real concerns is with the Corps Sam. The international teaming arrangement that is being developed seems to present more questions than answers at this time. In addition to its role in the area of TMD, the Army brings decades of practical experience to bear on the problem of national missile defense. In a world where missile threats are becoming more numerous, sophisticated, and long-range, we will surely want to draw on this expertise. The Army and the Navy are to be commended for the way they have begun to work together on TMD. In an era of tight budgets and never-ending roles and missions studies, this is quite an accomplishment. I was particularly pleased to hear the Chief of Naval Operations and the Army Chief of Staff testify that Army and Navy TMD programs are not competitors, but complementary efforts, each equally essential. I believe that the services have a lot to learn from one another in this area, and I urge them to continue with this cooperation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com