...control of the battlefield and destroyed the military capabilities of our adversaries. The real goal is to move beyond marginal improvements to replace existing programs with new technologies and strategies. To use this window of opportunity to skip a generation of technology. This will require spending more,...

...necessary for current tasks. But our relative peace allows us to do this selectively. The real goal is to move beyond marginal improvements — to replace...existing programs with new technologies and strategies: to skip a generation of technology ... I intend to force new thinking and hard choices.14 The president's...

...for current tasks. But our relative peace today allows us to do this selectively. The real goal is to move beyond marginal improvements, to replace existing programs with new technologies and strategies to use this window of opportunity to skip a generation of technology." That is a bold challenge. I...

...HOUSE ARMED SERVICES COMMITTEE Introduction Mr. Chairman, members of the committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today to talk about...well the DoD S&T program is enabling transformation. 1 will highlight some recent accomplishments and the planned direction of the S&T program. As the Director...

...status quo and envision a new architecture of American defense for decades to come." The goal, he said, would be "to move beyond marginal improvements —...existing programs with new technologies and strategies." Doing this, he said, "will require spending more — and spending more wisely." Mr. Chairman, for the...

...procurement — conducted by a leadership team under the Secretary of Defense. Bush also noted that he wanted to move beyond marginal improvements to replace existing programs with new technologies and strategies, and exploit the opportunity to skip a generation of technology. Shortly after being appointed Secretary...

...them to be used for existing systems as well as new systems. Reflecting back on President Bush's goal to move beyond marginal improvements to replace existing programs with new technologies and strategies, he made technology a cornerstone of the plan to transform and modernize defense. We have taken on a...

...terror and missiles and madmen." Calling for a "new spirit of innovation," he outlined ambitious goals: "to move beyond marginal improvements — to replace...existing programs with new technologies and strategies. Our forces in the next century must be agile, lethal, readily deployable, and require a minimum of...

...make military transformation a central theme if elected President. He stated that the real goal is to move beyond marginal improvements - to replace...existing programs with new technologies and strategies, and use this window of opportunity to skip a generation in technology. His election, and the events...

...for decades to come. We will modernize some existing weapons and equipment. . . . The real goal is to move beyond marginal improvements — to replace...existing programs with new technologies and strategies. To use this window of opportunity to skip a generation of technology. This will require spending more...