LEADER 02477oam 2200541zu 450 001 9910220120503321 005 20210807004304.0 010 $a0-8330-8373-2 035 $a(CKB)3360000000476945 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001179512 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12501983 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001179512 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11182249 035 $a(PQKB)10919497 035 $a(oapen)doab115234 035 $a(EXLCZ)993360000000476945 100 $a20160829d2013 uy 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmn|---annan 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aImplications of an Air Force budget downturn on the aircraft industrial base : an exploratory analysis 210 $cRAND Corporation$d2013 210 31$a[Place of publication not identified]$cRand$d2013 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 08$a0-8330-8023-7 327 $aHow 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. 330 $aThe 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. 517 $aImplications of an Air Force Budget Downturn on the Aircraft Industrial Base 606 $aAirplanes, Military$zUnited States 606 $aMilitary & Naval Science$2HILCC 606 $aLaw, Politics & Government$2HILCC 606 $aAir Forces$2HILCC 615 0$aAirplanes, Military 615 7$aMilitary & Naval Science 615 7$aLaw, Politics & Government 615 7$aAir Forces 676 $a338.4/76237460973 700 $aArena$b Mark V$01242192 702 $aDeLuca$b Paul 702 $aGraser$b John C 801 0$bPQKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910220120503321 996 $aImplications of an Air Force budget downturn on the aircraft industrial base : an exploratory analysis$92881376 997 $aUNINA