02477oam 2200541zu 450 991022012050332120210807004304.00-8330-8373-2(CKB)3360000000476945(SSID)ssj0001179512(PQKBManifestationID)12501983(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001179512(PQKBWorkID)11182249(PQKB)10919497(oapen)doab115234(EXLCZ)99336000000047694520160829d2013 uy engurmn|---annantxtccrImplications of an Air Force budget downturn on the aircraft industrial base : an exploratory analysisRAND Corporation2013[Place of publication not identified]Rand20131 online resourceBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8330-8023-7 How is the current situation different from the downturn in the mid-1980s? -- What can we learn from prior industrial base assessments to inform decisions for the future? -- What are the investment options for aircraft acquisition? How might they affect the industrial base? -- Options and potential issues.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 funding, considering six budget strategies for aircraft procurement: from a new high-tech fleet to sustaining and modifying the existing one.Implications of an Air Force Budget Downturn on the Aircraft Industrial BaseAirplanes, MilitaryUnited StatesMilitary & Naval ScienceHILCCLaw, Politics & GovernmentHILCCAir ForcesHILCCAirplanes, MilitaryMilitary & Naval ScienceLaw, Politics & GovernmentAir Forces338.4/76237460973Arena Mark V1242192DeLuca PaulGraser John CPQKBBOOK9910220120503321Implications of an Air Force budget downturn on the aircraft industrial base : an exploratory analysis2881376UNINA