03132oam 2200481zu 450 991022009490332120220902163104.00-8330-8116-0(CKB)3360000000476870(SSID)ssj0001048566(PQKBManifestationID)12435071(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001048566(PQKBWorkID)11016166(PQKB)10892941(EXLCZ)99336000000047687020160829d2012 uh 0engtxtccrReducing long-term costs while preserving a robust strategic airlift fleet options for the current fleet and next-generation aircraft /Christopher A. MoutonSanta Monica, CA :RAND Project Air Force ;20121 online resource (xxx, 127 pages) : illustrations (some color)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph"Prepared for the United States Air Force."0-8330-7701-5 Introduction Intertheater airlift fleet and retirement schedule Aircraft alternatives Effectiveness methodology and results Cost analysis methodology and results Cost-effectiveness analysis ConclusionsThe 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 analysis to determine the best way to recapitalize the USAF intertheater (strategic) airlift fleet. The authors examined a broad range of aircraft alternatives, including existing and emerging technologies, and permutations of USAF plans for the current fleet with a view to meeting projected requirements while minimizing life-cycle costs and smoothing out spending peaks. The expected demand for airlift was modeled against the capabilities of each alternative aircraft to form a set of alternative fleet compositions to meet that demand. The authors then estimated the cost for each of the options to determine those that were the most cost-effective. The most cost-effective option involved a highly advanced conceptual design, which represents significant risk. The next most cost-effective options hedge this risk by starting with commercial derivatives as aircraft retire, followed later by a highly advanced aircraft.Reducing Long-Term Costs While Preserving a Robust Strategic Airlift FleetAirlift, MilitaryPlanningUnited StatesGalaxy (Jet transport)CostsC-17 (Jet transport)CostsAirlift, MilitaryPlanningGalaxy (Jet transport)Costs.C-17 (Jet transport)Costs.358.4/46Mouton Christopher A1240902Project Air Force (U.S.)PQKBBOOK9910220094903321Reducing long-term costs while preserving a robust strategic airlift fleet2907505UNINA