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Article: R&D outlook: Defense Department should refocus technology spending, experts warn.(ANALYSIS)
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- National Defense
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- November 1, 2007
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THE PENTAGON'S RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT BUDGET HAS NEVER been bigger. Despite such largesse, investments in technology tend to miss the mark and do little to enhance the United States' competitive standing as a high-tech powerhouse, said Pentagon advisors and outside analysts.
Defense research and development budgets will exceed $80 billion in fiscal year 2008, of which about $12 billion will be allocated to long-term science and technology projects. Most of the funds pay for so-called "applied research" for near-term needs--including modifications of existing weapon systems and war-related projects such as technologies to help troops detect and disarm roadside ...