Comparing U.S. Army Systems with Foreign Counterparts: Identifying Possible Capability Gaps and Insights from Other Armies
Comparing U.S. Army Systems with Foreign Counterparts: Identifying Possible Capability Gaps and Insights from Other Armies
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美国陆军系统与外国同行的比较：确定可能的能力差距和其他军队的见解
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2015
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Todd Nichols
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J. Gordon;John Matsumura;Anthony Atler;Scott S. Boston;M. Boyer;N. Lander;Todd Nichols
摘要：该项目的标题为“将美国陆军系统与国外同行进行比较：识别可能的能力差距和来自其他陆军的见解”，表明了这项工作的重点：将选定的美国陆军项目与世界上许多其他陆军的同行进行比较。作为组织原则，选择了陆军的作战功能作为约束和重点研究的方式。作战功能包括移动和机动、情报、火力、维持、任务指挥和保护。在项目过程中，为了更好地集中研究，根据赞助商的需求选择了各种特别感兴趣的领域。例如，在移动和机动的作战功能中，决定集中检查装甲战车和直升机。鉴于本项目必须涉及的主题范围非常广泛，因此决定与发起人一起对选定的外国系统进行概述，并将重点放在非机密来源上。在研究过程中，定期查阅分类资料，并在适当的情况下，直接向赞助商提供分类见解。重要的是，这份报告完全基于非机密的、开源的信息。一些外国军队被挑选出来进行比较。在某些情况下，这些军队是美国的盟友，而在其他情况下，用于比较的军队是潜在的未来竞争对手。虽然研究主要集中在比较材料系统的能力，如装甲战车、后勤系统和直升机，在作战功能中，在可能的情况下开发了横切见解。此外，尽管该研究侧重于材料系统，但在理论、训练和领导者发展领域，可能对美国陆军产生的其他影响也得到了观察和强调。
Abstract : The project s title, Comparing U.S. Army Systems with Foreign Counterparts: Identifying Possible Capability Gaps and Insights from Other Armies, demonstrates the focus of this effort: to compare selected U.S. Army programs with their counterparts in a number of other armies around the world. As an organizing principle, the Army s warfighting functions were selected as a way of bounding and focusing the research. Warfighting functions include movement and maneuver, intelligence, fires, sustainment, mission command, and protection. During the course of the project, various areas of particular interest were selected in conjunction with the needs of the sponsor in order to better focus the research. For example, within the warfighting function of movement and maneuver, it was decided to concentrate on examining armored fighting vehicles and helicopters. Given the very broad range of topics that had to be covered in this project, a decision was made in conjunction with the sponsor to conduct an overview of selected foreign systems and to focus on unclassified sources. Classified sources were periodically consulted during the research, and, when appropriate, classified insights were directly provided to the sponsor. Importantly, this report is based entirely on unclassified, open-source information. A number of foreign armies were selected for the comparisons. In some cases those armies are U.S. allies, while in other cases the army used for the comparison is a potential future competitor. Although the research was primarily focused on comparing the capabilities of material systems, such as armored fighting vehicles, logistics systems, and helicopters, within a warfighting function, crosscutting insights were developed where possible. Additionally, although the research focuses on material systems, where possible other implications for the U.S. Army in the areas of doctrine, training, and leader development were observed and highlighted.