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The current strategic airlift fleet will be reaching the end of its service life in the next few decades, which has raised concerns about the cost and possible budget spike that would result from the need to recapitalize that fleet. This monograph presents the results of a cost-effectiveness analysi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mouton, Christopher A. (Autor)
Autores Corporativos: Project Air Force (U.S.), Rand Corporation
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2013.
Colección:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Temas:
United States. > Air Mobility Command > Planning.
United States. > Air Force > Appropriations and expenditures.
États-Unis. > Air Force > Crédits budgétaires et dépenses.
United States. > Air Force
United States. > Air Mobility Command
Airlift, Military > United States > Planning.
Galaxy (Jet transport) > Costs.
C-17 (Jet transport) > Costs.
HISTORY > Military > Aviation.
Airlift, Military > Planning
Armed Forces > Appropriations and expenditures
C-17 (Jet transport) > Costs
Planning
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:The current strategic airlift fleet will be reaching the end of its service life in the next few decades, which has raised concerns about the cost and possible budget spike that would result from the need to recapitalize that fleet. This monograph presents the results of a cost-effectiveness analysis to determine the best way to recapitalize the USAF intertheater (strategic) airlift fleet. The authors examined a broad range of aircraft alternatives, including existing and emerging technologies, and permutations of USAF plans for the current fleet with a view to meeting projected requirements while minimizing life-cycle costs and smoothing out spending peaks. The expected demand for airlift was modeled against the capabilities of each alternative aircraft to form a set of alternative fleet compositions to meet that demand. The authors then estimated the cost for each of the options to determine those that were the most cost-effective. The most cost-effective option involved a highly advanced conceptual design, which represents significant risk. The next most cost-effective options hedge this risk by starting with commercial derivatives as aircraft retire, followed later by a highly advanced aircraft.
Notas:"Prepared for the United States Air Force."
"Project Air Force."
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxx, 127 pages) : illustrations (some color).
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127).
ISBN:9780833081162
0833081160

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