Rapid Force Projection Technologies: A Quick-Look Analysis of Advanced Light Indirect Fire Systems. Documented Briefing,

Abstract : The days of U.S. military forces defending a known area of terrain with a large, propositioned force appear to be drawing to a close. In the future, as in the recent past, the U.S. Army will need to deploy to areas of potential or actual conflict. Furthermore, because time is often critical in overseas operations, the United States must have land forces that can deploy quickly both by air and by sea. The RFPT project at RAND concentrates on the airliftable portion of these forces in the early-entry role. RAND DB-168-A/OSD (Steeb et al., 1996) highlights this project and its recent accomplishments.