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Reducing long-term costs while preserving a robust strategic airlift fleet : options for the current fleet and next-generation aircraft /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Mouton, Christopher A. (Author)
Corporate Authors: Project Air Force (U.S.), Rand Corporation, JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, 2013.
Series:Rand Corporation monograph series.
Subjects:
United States. > Air Mobility Command > Planning.
United States. > Air Force > Appropriations and expenditures.
Airlift, Military > United States > Planning.
Galaxy (Jet transport) > Costs.
C-17 (Jet transport) > Costs.
HISTORY > Military > Aviation.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Intertheater airlift fleet and retirement schedule
  • Aircraft alternatives
  • Effectiveness methodology and results
  • Cost analysis methodology and results
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis
  • Conclusions.