摘要: Tomorrow's readiness depends in part on today's ST investments. The modernization of our armed forces, and our future ability to prevent, deter or defeat armed threats, are based on the assumption that the United States will remai... 展开 Tomorrow's readiness depends in part on today's ST investments. The modernization of our armed forces, and our future ability to prevent, deter or defeat armed threats, are based on the assumption that the United States will remain technologically superior to any possible opponent. DoD's ST program is envisioned, focused, structured, managed and principled to ensure that superiority within the constraints imposed on us by our budgets. It is the duty of Defense ST managers to enable our readiness in the future. This duty is becoming particularly important as the international arms market makes advanced warfighting technologies ever more available. Potential opponents are growing more diverse, and collectively more capable, as the industrialized nations offer a growing variety of affordable weapons, sensors, platforms and accessories for sale. An adversary equipped with only one or a few commercially-available technologies may have parity with the U.S. in important warfighting systems. Our advantage must come from the integration of many capabilities into a global, dominant forces. First and foremost, the Defense ST program is directed to meet the warfighters' needs. To this end, it brings together the warfighters, DoD planners, scientists, and engineers to leverage the opportunities offered by rapid technological change for defense uses. It focuses ST on four overarching priorities - reduced acquisition and life-cycle costs, dual-use technologies, rapid transition and insertion of new technology during all of a system's life-cycle, and maintaining the long-term technology base. To achieve these priorities, DoD guides the ST efforts managed by the military Departments and Defense Agencies according to five principles -- transition technology, reduce costs, strengthen the industrial base, promote basic research, and assure the continuing quality of our people. 收起