Past Revolutions, Future Transformations: What can the history of revolutions in military affairs tell us about transforming the U.S. Military? Book

Chapter 1. Introduction

Part 1. Lessons from Past RMAs
Chapter 2. The Characteristics of Revolutions in Military Affairs
What is an RMA?
Other Notable Characteristics of RMAs
Lessons from the Business World Regarding Paradigm Shifts
The Relationship between Breakthrough Technologies and RMAs
Is the Current Military-Technical Revolution a True RMA?
Chapter 3. The Breakthough Process Leading to RMAs
RMAs Result from Serendipitous Conceptual Breakthroughs
RMAs Are the Result of Multiple Innovations
Much of the RMA Process Can Be Observed and Anticipated
Much Can Be Learned from Failed or Incomplete RMAs

Part 2. Being Prepared for Future RMAs (Carried Out by Others)
Chapter 4. Being Aware of the Next RMA: The Observables of the Emergence of New RMAs

The RMA Process Produces Observables in a Number of Venues
Open and Closed Venues Require Different Collection Approaches
Collection is Not Enough; Assessment is Also Required
In Assessing Potential Breakthroughs, Do Not Depend on Experts Alone
The Essential Elements of a Worldwide RMA
Chapter 5. Being Responsive to the Next RMA: The Characteristics of a Future-Oriented Military Organization
Overcoming the Obstacles to Responsiveness
The Characteristics of a Future-Oriented Military Organization

Part 3. Bringing About Future RMAs (Of Your Own)
Chapter 6. What Does It Take to Bring About a Successful RMA?
You Must Have a Fertile Set of Enabling Technologies
You Must Have Unmet Military Challenges
You Must Focus on a Definite "Thing" or a Short List of "Things"
You Must Ultimately Challenge Someone's CoreCompetency
You Must Have a Receptive Organizational Climate
You Must Have Support from the Top
You Must Have Mechanisms for Experimentation
You Must Have Some Way of Responding Positively to the Results of Successful Experiments
Chapter 7. DOD's Current Force Transformation Activities: Does Anything Appear to Be Missing? What Can Be Done to Fill in the Missing Elements?
Today's Force Transformation/RMA Activities
Does Anything Appear to Be Missing?
"The RMA": Where We Seem to Be Today
Some Key Questions for the DoD
What Can Be Done to Fill in the Missing Elements?
In Summary
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