Department of Defense Appropriations for 1975: Hearings Before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations. House of Representatives, Ninety-third Congress, Second Session, Part 4U.S. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Department of Defense, United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Dept. of Defense Appropriations U.S. Government Printing Office, 1974 - United States |
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1975 RDT&E DESCRIPTIVE ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND FUTURE acquisition advanced development air defense Air Force Airborne aircraft analysis application areas ARPA assessment AWACS BACKGROUND AND DESCRIPTION bomber Budget Activity capability Category Center command and control Communications System concepts continue contractors cost cruise missile CURRIE DARPA Defense Agencies Defense Communications Defense Communications Agency Defense Communications System Defense Intelligence Agency DEFENSE MILITARY Department of Defense DSARC effort electronic engineering development Estimated Exploratory Development funding FY 1974 Program ICBM improve increase initiated Joint Test Laboratory laser major Management and Support MEECN million is requested MINSHALL mission Navy nuclear weapons Nuclear Weapons Effects operational test performance Prior Accomplishments problems procurement prototype radar range RDT&E DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY research and development satellite Secretary of Defense Services simulation SLBM Soviet STARBIRD strategic studies submarine surveillance tactical target technical techniques technology base Test and Evaluation Total weapons systems WWMCCS
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