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Block obsolescence of military technology
Name(s):
Obsolescence of weapons systems
Claim
One of the most expensive parts of military budgets is to set aside replacement costs for military systems that rapidly become outdated or obsolete.
Broader
Loss of capacity with age
Obsolete defence planning
Socio-economic burden of militarization
Narrower
Waste of resources invested in obsolete armaments
Related
Dumping of withdrawn products
Inadequate product life cycle analysis
Aggravates
Military unreadiness
Obsolete military bases
Dismantling of nuclear weapons
Aggravated by
Marine disposal of obsolete weapons
Inflexible military thinking in industry
Type
(C) Cross-sectoral problems