ISBN:
9780833079671
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0833079670
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9780833070623
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0833070622
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (xxiii, 88 pages)
Series Statement:
RAND Corporation monograph series MG1194
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Modernizing the mobility Air Force for tomorrow's air traffic management system
DDC:
358.4/183
Keywords:
United States Equipment
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Maintenance and repair
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Costs
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Evaluation
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United States Operational readiness
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United States
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United States
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Airplanes, Military Maintenance and repair
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Costs
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Evaluation
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Airplanes, Military Electronic equipment
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Avionics
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Airplanes, Military
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Airplanes, Military
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Avionics
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Operational readiness (Military science)
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Military & Naval Science
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Law, Politics & Government
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Air Forces
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United States
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United States
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Airplanes, Military ; Electronic equipment
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Avionics
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United States
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Legal mandates for airspace modernization, certification requirements, and minimum aircraft capability and equipment standards aim to improve the efficiency and safety of air traffic, particularly within the world's busiest airspace. Mandates drive changes in technical and operational standards, but they can also deny access to premium altitudes, routing, and even airports for noncompliant aircraft. Aircraft modernization ensures continued access to fuel-efficient cruising altitudes and congested airspace, but these future benefits require an upfront investment in avionics upgrade programs. In a fiscally constrained environment, such decisions must take into account the quantifiable future costs that would be avoided by upgrades, weighed against the costs of modernization. Building on 2009 RAND work examining the cost-effectiveness of modernizing the U.S. Air Force's KC-10 aerial refueling tanker, this study extended the analysis to the C-5, C-17, C-130, and KC-135 fleets, evaluating the cost-effectiveness of modernizing these aircraft for compliance with forthcoming communication, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management mandates. It found that, overall, the Air Force operates these aircraft in regions where some important future mandates will not be met without modernization, but the cost-effectiveness of upgrades depends to a great extent on fuel prices and the characteristics of missions conducted by each aircraft type
Abstract:
Legal mandates for airspace modernization, certification requirements, and minimum aircraft capability and equipment standards aim to improve the efficiency and safety of air traffic, particularly within the world's busiest airspace. Mandates drive changes in technical and operational standards, but they can also deny access to premium altitudes, routing, and even airports for noncompliant aircraft. Aircraft modernization ensures continued access to fuel-efficient cruising altitudes and congested airspace, but these future benefits require an upfront investment in avionics upgrade programs. In a fiscally constrained environment, such decisions must take into account the quantifiable future costs that would be avoided by upgrades, weighed against the costs of modernization. Building on 2009 RAND work examining the cost-effectiveness of modernizing the U.S. Air Force's KC-10 aerial refueling tanker, this study extended the analysis to the C-5, C-17, C-130, and KC-135 fleets, evaluating the cost-effectiveness of modernizing these aircraft for compliance with forthcoming communication, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management mandates. It found that, overall, the Air Force operates these aircraft in regions where some important future mandates will not be met without modernization, but the cost-effectiveness of upgrades depends to a great extent on fuel prices and the characteristics of missions conducted by each aircraft type
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 85-88)
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