Format:
1 online resource (108 pages)
ISBN:
9781614707059
Series Statement:
Defense, Security and Strategies
Content:
Intro -- PROTEST AND ISSUES AROUND THE AIR FORCE REFUELING TANKER -- PROTEST AND ISSUES AROUND THE AIR FORCE REFUELING TANKER -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- Chapter 1 AIR FORCE AIR REFUELING: THE KC-X AIRCRAFT ACQUISITION PROGRAM -- SUMMARY -- INTRODUCTION -- SELECT LEGISLATION -- FY2009 -- FY2008 -- FY2007 -- BACKGROUND -- Air Refueling in Joint Operations -- Cold War -- 1991 Persian Gulf -- Recent Operations -- DOD Air Refueling Capabilities -- KC-135 Stratotanker -- KC-10 Extender -- Service Organic Air Refueling -- Air Refueling Operational Concepts -- Boom vs. Probe and Drogue Air Refueling32 -- Capacity vs. "Booms in the Air" -- Tanker's Receiver Capability -- ISSUES FOR CONGRESS -- How Long Can KC-135s Fly? -- Airframe Service Life -- Corrosion -- Maintenance Costs -- Outlook -- What Is the Lowest Cost Option for Tanker Recapitalization? -- How Many Tankers Does the Air Force Need? -- National Military Strategy (NMS) -- Mobility Capability Study (MCS) -- What Will KC-X Cost? -- What Capabilities Should KC-X Have? -- Airlift Capability: Doors and Floors -- DOD's Position -- How Tankers with Airlift Capability Might Be Employed -- Airlift Requirements -- Cost of Airlift Capability -- Summary of Airlift Analysis -- Defensive Systems -- Was the KC-X Competition Fair? -- Request for Proposal -- RFP Analysis -- Comparing the Competitors -- Boeing KC-767 -- Northrop Grumman KC-30 -- International Customers -- What are the Economic and Trade Effects of KC-X? -- WTO Dispute -- U.S. Industrial Base Implications -- Buy American Act -- What Is the Impact of Boeing's Protest? -- Why Did the GAO Sustain the Protest? -- Can DOD Split the Tanker Contract Between the Competitors? -- Arguments Favoring a Split Buy126 -- Arguments Against a Split Buy129 -- Where Might KC-X Aircraft Be Based? -- POTENTIAL OPTIONS TO AUGMENT KC-X RECAPITALIZATION.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781607419808
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9781607419808
Language:
English
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/kxp/detail.action?docID=3020220
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