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This article describes the major categories of the military market in the United States. Important changes in the composition of the military demand for goods and services are also indicated. These developments include the emergence of the Air Force as the largest military customer; increased emphasis on the procurement of new weapons; and the replacement of conventional weapons by missiles, jet aircraft, and, in the foreseeable future, space vehicles. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines war gaming and combat/campaign solutions against scientific standards within the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to explore their limitations and usefulness and how they complement each other. It offers recommendations on how the DOD could change its analysis paradigm and focus on individual major defense acquisition programs by adopting analysis campaigns and research cycles to meet growing security challenges within limited budgets.

The article discusses possible funding options for various U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs in light of an allegedly stagnant U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) budget. Emphasis is given to the problems posed by a small naval fleet, the use of the joint Navy/U.S. Air Force program Air-Sea Battle, and the benefits of using unmanned vehicles (UVs). The author is concerned with the efficacy of current Navy ships and programs in response to a possible Chinese military threat. He suggests the U.S. Navy save funds by transferring certain missions to U.S. allies.

The Department of Defense has embarked on a program of strategic modernization that will demand substantial budgetary growth for strategic forces—roughly 29 percent after inflation—during the 1990s. However, defense funding overall is unlikely to grow during the next several years. This article projects the funding that the Bush Administration's strategic modernization plans would demand, assesses the feasibility of these plans given budgetary limits, and describes some options which would reduce this funding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the occupational impact of defense purchases in fiscal year 1970 and estimates how the reduction in these purchases has adversely affected employment levels in a wide range of occupations. Impact of the reduction in U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) expenditures on blue-collar workers, scientists and engineers; Changes in occupational requirements.

This article describes the fiscal policy in connection with the national defense program in the U.S. Wartime finance is divided into three categories: acceleration, production, and transition. Of these three criteria for wartime finance, the first is most important if the country is greatly endangered. Thus, if the choice is to be between the retention of social gains and rapid expansion of production of planes, tanks, and guns when the two cannot be had at once, one's opinion about their comparative importance is likely to depend, unless completely thoughtless, on one's appraisal of the circumstances. The author elaborated on the need for reform in wartime finance policy.

The principal objective of the US Navy's new National Maritime Strategy, scheduled for release in June 2007, will be to make a strong case for preserving the navy's share of the defence budget. It will have to show convincingly how the navy will address present and emerging strategic challenges in a cost effective way. Doing so will require clear-cut demonstrations of what maritime interests will be critical in the coming decades, how they may be jeopardised, and how distinctively naval capabilities can minimise risks to those interests. At present, the US Navy appears to be viewed by many observers as resting in the category of 'strategic reserve'. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article comments on the Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) published in the U.S. in February 2007. It observes that the QDR did not discuss how demographic and budgetary trends might affect defense spending in the next 20 years. It notes that the U.S. Defense Department failed to take into consideration troop deployments in Afghanistan, which could strain the forces, in the report. It points out that the QDR did not discuss previously announced reductions in air force and navy personnel.

Focuses on defense spending bills proposed by the United States Senate and House Armed Services Committees for the fiscal year 2001. Budget for the Department of Defense; Programs authorized by Congress for the servicemen; Spending accounts for developing and buying weapon systems and combat material for the Air Force, Navy and Army.

Reports on the efforts by the U.S. Congress to complete work on fiscal year 2006 security cooperation legislation. Budget requested by the administration of President George W. Bush for foreign military financing; Overview of the FY06 Foreign Operations Act; Outlook for the discussions over the Department of Defense appropriations bills by the end of 2005.

Focuses on the United States military budget for 2000. Budget proposal submitted by President Bill Clinton that would reduce the Department of Defense's research budget; How the reduction would affect many university's; Opposition to the reduction from the Coalition for National Security Research; Reaction of Senate and the House Armed Services Committee.