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What has been the most significant contributor to the U.S. balance of trade?
What has been the most significant contributor to the U.S. balance of trade?
- Commercial aerospace exports (correct)
- Aerospace infrastructure
- Aerospace industrial base consolidation
- Increased military budgets
What has led to extensive consolidation in the aerospace industrial base?
What has led to extensive consolidation in the aerospace industrial base?
- Reduced military budgets
- Increased commercial competition
- Shrinking market
- All of the above (correct)
What is essential to U.S. dominance of the twenty-first century battlespace?
What is essential to U.S. dominance of the twenty-first century battlespace?
- Cutting-edge aerospace products (correct)
- Increased military budgets
- Aerospace industrial base consolidation
- Aerospace infrastructure
What has led to uncertainty about maintaining sources of supply for the US Military?
What has led to uncertainty about maintaining sources of supply for the US Military?
What has fallen by about 35 percent since 1998?
What has fallen by about 35 percent since 1998?
What has increased recently regarding U.S. weapons exports?
What has increased recently regarding U.S. weapons exports?
What is traditionally the most significant contributor to the U.S. balance of trade?
What is traditionally the most significant contributor to the U.S. balance of trade?
What is the main concern expressed by the US Air Force and aerospace industry?
What is the main concern expressed by the US Air Force and aerospace industry?
Why have few new people been hired in recent years in the Air Force and aerospace industry?
Why have few new people been hired in recent years in the Air Force and aerospace industry?
What did the Air Force enlist the National Research Council (NRC) to do?
What did the Air Force enlist the National Research Council (NRC) to do?
What is essential for national security strategy implementation and maintaining high technical capability in aerospace forces?
What is essential for national security strategy implementation and maintaining high technical capability in aerospace forces?
What does the NRC committee's study approach include?
What does the NRC committee's study approach include?
What is necessary for national security strategy implementation according to the text?
What is necessary for national security strategy implementation according to the text?
What did the committee develop a framework for assessing?
What did the committee develop a framework for assessing?
What is a key challenge to the defense aerospace industry in the post-Cold War world?
What is a key challenge to the defense aerospace industry in the post-Cold War world?
Which technology may enemies use to inflict unexpected casualties according to the text?
Which technology may enemies use to inflict unexpected casualties according to the text?
What is a potential asymmetric strategy mentioned in the text that can counter U.S. military advantages?
What is a potential asymmetric strategy mentioned in the text that can counter U.S. military advantages?
What is a key component of aviation engineering mentioned in the text?
What is a key component of aviation engineering mentioned in the text?
What is a consequence of recent reductions in defense projects and hiring according to the text?
What is a consequence of recent reductions in defense projects and hiring according to the text?
What does the text suggest about the decline in DoD funding?
What does the text suggest about the decline in DoD funding?
What is emphasized as crucial to avoid interference with military operations and ensure commercial airline navigation?
What is emphasized as crucial to avoid interference with military operations and ensure commercial airline navigation?
What is the primary reason for certain airspaces in China being designated for military use only?
What is the primary reason for certain airspaces in China being designated for military use only?
What led to the development of commercial airliners?
What led to the development of commercial airliners?
What is the role of aviation engineers in airport design?
What is the role of aviation engineers in airport design?
Which organization is responsible for controlling aircraft navigation throughout the United States?
Which organization is responsible for controlling aircraft navigation throughout the United States?
What kind of problems do aviation engineers work on at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
What kind of problems do aviation engineers work on at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)?
In which areas do aviation engineers contribute to technological advancement?
In which areas do aviation engineers contribute to technological advancement?
What is distinct about aviation engineering compared to aerospace engineering?
What is distinct about aviation engineering compared to aerospace engineering?
What kind of components are produced by aerospace machine shops?
What kind of components are produced by aerospace machine shops?
What kind of agencies commonly employ aviation engineers in the United States?
What kind of agencies commonly employ aviation engineers in the United States?
Study Notes
- Adequate funding is essential for maintaining a robust defense aerospace industrial base, including research, development, test, and evaluation (RDT&E), a full spectrum of activities, and effective policies for allocation and administration.
- In the post-Cold War world, new challenges emerge from regional and ethnic rivalries, terrorist and criminal organizations, and their access to rapidly changing commercial and military technologies.
- Enemies may use commercial technologies, such as computer technology, communications, biotechnology, miniaturized electronics, and surveillance equipment, to inflict unexpected casualties and damage public support.
- Asymmetric strategies, like information net attacks, GPS jamming and spoofing, causing civilian damage, and more, can counter U.S. military advantages and require continuous improvement in U.S. technical capabilities.
- The United States must innovate faster and more effectively than potential enemies to maintain superiority and keep up with the tactic and countertactic evolution.
- The DoD must allocate and manage resources efficiently to support a world-class defense aerospace industrial base, offsetting rising costs and ensuring a talented, highly skilled, well-educated workforce.
- Airspace development is a key component of aviation engineering, involving planning, designing, and engineering of airspace for military and civil users, and formulating policies, regulations, and agreements.
- Airspace is divided into territorial airspace and air routes, and engineering and planning are crucial to avoid interference with military operations and ensure commercial airline navigation.
- In the defense aerospace industry, recent reductions in defense projects and hiring have led to a decline in the age-experience composition of the workforce, limited opportunities for design experience, and increased unit weapon system costs, making it more challenging to attract and retain top talent.
- The decline in DoD funding has resulted in fewer projects for scientists and engineers, reducing their experience levels and limiting their opportunities to work on diverse technologies, potentially leading to gaps between the development of new systems and the loss of specifically trained and experienced workers.
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