| Description |
1 online resource (xxx, 127 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file PDF |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Series |
RAND Corporation monograph series
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Rand Corporation monograph series.
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| Note |
"Prepared for the United States Air Force." |
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"Project Air Force." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-127). |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Intertheater airlift fleet and retirement schedule -- Aircraft alternatives -- Effectiveness methodology and results -- Cost analysis methodology and results -- Cost-effectiveness analysis -- Conclusions. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
| Subject |
United States. Air Mobility Command -- Planning.
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United States. Air Mobility Command. |
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Planning. |
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United States. Air Force -- Appropriations and expenditures.
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United States. Air Force. |
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Expenditures, Public. |
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Airlift, Military -- United States -- Planning.
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Airlift, Military. |
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United States. |
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Galaxy (Jet transport) -- Costs.
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Galaxy (Jet transport) |
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C-17 (Jet transport) -- Costs.
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C-17 (Jet transport) -- Costs. |
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C-17 (Jet transport) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Project Air Force (U.S.)
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Rand Corporation.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Mouton, Christopher A. Reducing long-term costs while preserving a robust strategic airlift fleet 9780833077011 (DLC) 2012048114 (OCoLC)820349523 |
| ISBN |
9780833081162 (electronic book) |
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0833081160 (electronic book) |
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9780833077011 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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0833077015 (paperback ; alkaline paper) |
| Report No. |
RAND/MG-1238-AF |
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