The Next-Generation Attack Fighter

Affordability and Mission Needs

Donald Stevens, Bruce Davis, William Stanley, Daniel M. Norton, S. Rae Starr, Dan Raymer, John Gibson, Jeff Hagen, Gary Liberson

ResearchPublished 1997

The Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) is under consideration by the Joint Advanced Strike Technology Program to replace the most numerous fighter aircraft in the Air Force inventory, the F-16. The analysis in this report examines key affordability and mission needs issues for the JSF and is tailored to support the Air Force in developing a Mission Needs Statement and Operational Requirements Document and in evaluating contractor studies. The analysis finds that future budget constraints will doubtless limit options for the JSF, but that an aircraft with a combat radius of 650 n mi, moderate stealth, and a turn rate similar to that of today's multirole aircraft will probably meet most triservice needs in future regional conflicts.

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Stevens, Donald, Bruce Davis, William Stanley, Daniel M. Norton, S. Rae Starr, Dan Raymer, John Gibson, Jeff Hagen, and Gary Liberson, The Next-Generation Attack Fighter: Affordability and Mission Needs, RAND Corporation, MR-719-AF, 1997. As of September 19, 2024: https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR719.html
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Stevens, Donald, Bruce Davis, William Stanley, Daniel M. Norton, S. Rae Starr, Dan Raymer, John Gibson, Jeff Hagen, and Gary Liberson, The Next-Generation Attack Fighter: Affordability and Mission Needs. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 1997. https://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR719.html. Also available in print form.
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This work was done in the Aero-Systems Modernization Project, part of the ForceModernization and Employment Program of RAND's Project AIR FORCE. It was sponsored by the DCS/Plans and Operations, Headquarters, USAF, and DCS/Requirements, Headquarters, Air Combat Command.

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