Improving the USAF Technology Transfer Process
ResearchPublished 1991
The transfer of technology is an integral part of many U.S. Air Force (USAF) security assistance programs that train and equip foreign military forces. The USAF comments on security assistance programs proposed by the other services and advises policymakers on commercial sales of weapons systems and dual-use technologies. It also engages in cooperative research-and-development projects with other nations. Some observers in the USAF believe that it has little influence on the technology transfer process and that its concerns are routinely ignored. This Note presents ideas for increasing both the external persuasiveness and internal efficiency of the USAF in technology transfer cases. They include suggestions for ways to (1) reduce delays in the coordination process, (2) remove inhibitions on dissent, (3) anticipate broader concerns, (4) identify controversial cases, (5) secure adequate information, and (6) reorganize the Internal Programs Directorate.
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- Year: 1991
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- Document Number: R-4081-AF
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Martel, William C., Don Henry, and C. Richard Neu, Improving the USAF Technology Transfer Process, RAND Corporation, R-4081-AF, 1991. As of September 11, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4081.html
Martel, William C., Don Henry, and C. Richard Neu, Improving the USAF Technology Transfer Process. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1991. https://www.rand.org/pubs/reports/R4081.html. Also available in print form.
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