TY - JOUR AB - THE importance of military research and development gained early recognition during the Second World War with the impact of such developments as radar, the atom bomb, the proximity fuse, the V‐2 rocket, and jet propulsion. During the post‐war years, however, a vital significance was attached to research and development as the only means by which to attain the technical superiority needed to offset the preponderances of manpower available to this country's major potential enemy. VL - 26 IS - 5 SN - 0002-2667 DO - 10.1108/eb032427 UR - https://doi.org/10.1108/eb032427 PY - 1954 Y1 - 1954/01/01 TI - Research and Development for the United States Air Force T2 - Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology PB - MCB UP Ltd SP - 164 EP - 167 Y2 - 2024/09/25 ER -