Research insights into aircraft selection and maintenance, crew training, test facilities, and airspace access are valuable to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and U.S. and allied air forces. RAND studies have also examined military air power and aerospace industry issues.
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Describes spend analyses drawn from a purchasing and supply management demonstration for purchases of F100 spare parts and repair services.
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Examines patterns in commercial-aircraft maintenance costs as aircraft grow older to produce lessons about aging aircraft that may be relevant to the Air Force.
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This report introduces a revealed preference methodology to estimate the value to the United States Air Force of expediting F-15 fighter jet Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM).
Research Brief
This research brief summarizes the cost-benefit analysis of expediting programmed depot maintenance (PDM) for F-15s by the U.S. Air Force using a methodology based on declining aircraft valuation, relating the value of expedited PDM to aircraft age.
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Describes the Air Force's current policy of costing aircraft modifications in an attempt to refine future policy.
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This research brief describes how improvements in processes, organization, doctrine, training, and systems can help improve the effective and efficient movement of equipment and personnel in contingency operations.
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This research brief summarizes trends in the cost of systems engineering and program management for military aircraft and guided weapon systems and factors driving those costs.
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Examines methods that cost analysts can use to estimate the systems engineering and program management cost element in the development and production of aircraft and weapons programs.
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This research brief recommends ways the Air Force can strengthen and improve its Aircraft Structural Integrity Program.
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The aircraft in the U.S. Air Force are aging, and keeping them healthy and safe is likely to require attention to clear policies and regulations on sustaining the aircraft.
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How can the Air Force improve the planning and execution activities associated with developing intratheater airlift operations within the military joint end-to-end multimodal movement system?
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This research brief describes an analysis that assessed alternatives for recapitalization of the ageing KC-135 air tanker fleet.
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Aerial refueling is critical to U.S. military and national security strategy; this analysis assessed alternatives for recapitalization of the ageing KC-135 fleet.
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This research brief describes work documented in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle End-to-End Support Considerations (MG-350-AF).
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This research brief describes work documented in Air Power Against Terror: America’s Conduct of Operation Enduring Freedom (MG-166-CENTAF).
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This research brief describes work documented in Aging Aircraft Repair-Replacement Decisions with Depot-Level Capacity as a Policy Choice Variable (MG-241-AF).
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Evaluating current end-to-end support postures for certain UAV systems revealed that fielding a new capability quickly can have consequences for its long-term support and for testing and evaluation, training, and plans for future enhancements.
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Examining these two programs illustrates the real difficulties and successes of the U.S. military aircraft acquisition process.
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Addresses the impact of changing skills required of fighter, mobility, bomber, and Special Operations Forces pilots on decisions about replacing or extending service lives of trainer aircraft
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