Implications of an Air Force budget downturn on the aircraft industrial base : an exploratory analysis

• Autore: Arena Mark V
• Pubblicazione: RAND Corporation, 2013; [Place of publication not identified], : Rand, 2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 338.4/76237460973
• Soggetto topico: Airplanes, Military - United States; Military & Naval Science; Law, Politics & Government; Air Forces
• Persona (resp. second.): DeLucaPaul; GraserJohn C
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Altri titoli varianti: Implications of an Air Force Budget Downturn on the Aircraft Industrial Base
• Titolo autorizzato: Implications of an Air Force budget downturn on the aircraft industrial base : an exploratory analysis
• ISBN: 0-8330-8373-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910220120503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II