Implications of an Air Force Budget Downturn on the Aircraft Industrial Base An Exploratory Analysis

• Main Author: Arena, Mark V. (auth)
• Other Authors: Graser, John C. (auth), DeLuca, Paul (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: RAND Corporation 2013
• Subjects: Military history; Air forces & warfare; Military engineering; History; Technology
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

The U.S. Air Force is facing a number of challenges as a result of the current defense budget downturn along with the uncertainty of its timing and magnitude. RAND examined the challenge of modernizing the Air Force's aircraft fleet while trying to sustain the industrial base with limited fundi...