The AFV industry in the USA: Current programmes and prospects ahead
In: Military technology: Miltech, Band 23, Heft 10, S. 84-91
ISSN: 0722-3226
With the collapse of the former Soviet Union, the United States has become the only real world power. The global superiority of the USA, and the resulting significance of its armed forces as an instrument for crisis management, have increased considerably - as it became very clear in the Gulf War and more recently in Former YugoslaviaIn view of the deep changes in the world-wide political situation, the military doctrine of the USA was revised accordingly, with the main emphasis now lying on power projection - that is, the ability to move large numbers of troops rapidly throughout the world. The stated goal is to be able to simultaneously conduct two major regional conflicts (MRCs) of about the size of the Gulf War overseas, reacting flexibly to the situation at hand. (Military Technology/SWP)