DTIC's DoD Thrust Area Products
DTIC is currently offering a new current awareness product which focuses on the DoD Scientific and Technology (S&T) thrust and key technology areas. The initial product is a collection of retrospective references to technical reports, non-print products, and work unit summaries entered into DTIC's collection within the last two years. Seven volumes are available in the retrospective collection -- one for each of the seven S&T Thrust Areas. Each volume contains a description of the Thrust Area, a listing of relevant technical reports and work unit accessions, and referrals to other related government and commercial databases.
The DoD Thrust Areas deal with those capabilities considered essential for maintaining the qualitative superiority of U.S. weapon systems. DTIC has compiled two versions for each of the Thrust Areas. One version of each product is only available to DoD components and another version is available to DoD components and their contractors. The DTIC's DoD Thrust Area titles and DTIC order numbers for each version include:
Thrust Area 1, Global Surveillance and Communications
DoD Only: AD-B171 118
DoD & DoD Contractors: AD-B171 119
Thrust Area 2, Precision Strike
DoD Only: AD-B172 719
DoD & DoD Contractors: AD-B172 720
Thrust Area 3, Air Superiority and Defense
DoD Only: AD-B169 639
DoD & DoD Contractors AD-B171 000
Thrust Area 4, Sea Control and Undersea Superiority
DoD Only: AD-B173 402
DoD & DoD Contractors AD-B173 403
Thrust Area 5, Advanced Land Combat
DoD Only: AD-B171 958
DoD & DoD Contractors AD-B171 959
Thrust Area 6, Synthetic Environments
DoD Only: AD-B172 101
DoD & DoD Contractors AD-B172 102
Thrust Area 7, Technology and Affordability
DoD Only: AD-B173 400
DoD & DoD Contractors AD-B173 401
Each version is available in hard copy ($50) and microfiche ($4). You may order DTIC's Thrust Area Products by mail:
DTIC
ATTN: DTIC-BCP
Cameron Station
Alexandria, VA 22304-6145
(703) 274-7633/DSN 284-7633, Fax: (703) 274-9307/DSN 284-9307,
[email protected]
(Note: Please address questions or requests for additional information or
searches relative to the Thrust Areas to DTIC's Request Processing Branch. The
staff of retrieval analysts may be reached on
(703) 274-6867/DSN 284-6867).
Future plans include producing and disseminating Thrust Area information on a monthly basis. These "Recurring" Thrust Area products will include information added to DTIC's databases within the previous 30-day period, and will be available on a yearly subscription basis.
Please address any questions regarding this article to:
Ms. Pamela Shepherd
DTIC Product Management Branch
(703) 274-6434/DSN 284-6434.