OTHER INDICATIONS OF CONTINUING SOVIET delet NEW TYPES OF ANTI-SHIP MISSILES HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED • NEW SAM'S ON SEVERAL SIZES OF COMBATANTS • TESTING OF A delete delete SEA-LAUNCHED BALLISTIC MISSILE OPERATIONAL DEPLOYMENT OF A NEW 25,000-TON FAST UNDERWAY delete PRIORITY TESTING OF "BACKFIRE", A VARIABLE GEOMETRY WING, delete MAJOR UPGRADING OF SOVIET SHIPYARDS U.S. AND SOVIET SHIP OPERATING DAYS MANAGEMENT INITIATIVES REDUCING SUPPORT COSTS • RETENTION EFFORTS ⚫ OVERSEAS HOMEPORTING (NEW) INITIATIVES TO MEET SOVIET CAPABILITIES AND EXPEDITE MODERNIZATION MAJOR SYSTEM PROCUREMENT • NAVY TIGHTENING MANAGEMENT • BUT EXTERNAL FORCES OPERATING: • WAGE INFLATION • REDUCED AEROSPACE BUSINESS FORCES STRONG SUPPORT OF NEW SECDEF METHODS 74-696 - 72 t. 2 41 |