Reducing Long-Term Costs While Preserving a Robust Strategic Airlift Fleet Options for the Current Fleet and Next-Generation Aircraft

• Main Author: Mouton, Christopher A. (auth)
• Other Authors: Orletsky, David T. (auth), Kennedy, Michael (auth), Timson, Fred (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Economics; Air forces & warfare; Military engineering; History; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

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...