美军主要实验室Chapter 5 Research Institutions and Organizations The Department of Defense technology base program has been described in chapter 4 of this special report, and the contribution of private industry is addressed in chapter 3. This chapter describes the contributions made to the defense technology base by government-funded laboratories―both defense and non-defense― and it also discusses how civilian government agencies foster the technology base that is drawn on by the Department of Defense. In addition, various types of nongovernment, nonprofit laboratories are discussed at the end of the chapter. DEFENSE DEPARTMENT LABORATORIES Defense Department laboratories are owned and operated―under a variety of different philosophies-by the military services. Their activities are coordinated, to som……