Download or read book Military Airlift The Joint Cargo Aircraft Program written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) is a joint acquisition program between the Army and the Air Force designed to procure a commercial off-the-shelf aircraft, capable of meeting Army requirements for "direct support" to maneuver units and Air Force requirements for "common-user" intra-theater airlift. The C-27J "Spartan" has already won the JCA competition. Issues for Congress include requirements and service roles and missions.
Download or read book Military Aircraft written by Allan Hess and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) is a joint acquisition program between the Army and Air Force intended to procure a commercial off-the-shelf aircraft capable of meeting Army and Air Force requirements for intra-theater airlift. The C-27J Spartan, built by L-3 Communications, was awarded the JCA contract in 2007. This is an update of a report by William Knight and will be updated as conditions warrant.
Download or read book Information on the Requirement for Strategic Airlift Department of Defense written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions written by Michael Sullivan and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2010-02 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dept. of Defense (DoD) used nearly 700 aircraft, as well as commercial and leased aircraft, to carry about three million troops and 800,000 tons of cargo in support of wartime, peacetime, and humanitarian efforts in 2008. C-5s and C-17s move troops and cargo internationally (strategic airlift) and C-130s are the primary aircraft that moves them within a theater of operation (tactical airlift). Over the next four years, DoD plans to spend about $12 billion to modernize and procure airlifters and is currently studying how many it needs. This report: (1) identifies the status of DoD¿s modernization and acquisition efforts; and (2) determines how well DoD is addressing any capability gaps and redundancies. Includes recommendations. Charts and tables.
Download or read book Military Airlift written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Joint Efforts written by Gage A. Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The purpose of this research is to determine how the Air Force can fill the tactical intra-theater cargo airlift role for the Army, based on current airlift requirements and platforms. In 2004, the US Army and US Air Force both began pursuing a small, more capable, fixed-wing aircraft for intra-theater airlift operations. The C-27J Spartan was chosen to be the Joint solution with both Services scheduled to receive aircraft. In 2010, federal budget reductions removed the C-27J from the Army inventory, transferred the program over to the Air Force, and reduced the projected number of delivered aircraft from 78 to 38. This paper uses an exploratory case study to determine how the Air Force can fully support the Army's time-sensitive and mission-critical airlift requests using the C-27J aircraft. This paper discusses current intra-theater airlift assets and cargo movement systems in use by the Army and Air Force and examines the airlift requests and fulfillments from Army units over the course of a year. Then, using the hypothetical availability of Air Force C27Js during that time, it analyzes the Air Force's ability to support such requests. Through an improved prioritization method and changes to the theater airlift system, the Air Force will be able to support the Army's time-sensitive, mission-critical airlift with its C-27J Spartan aircraft."--Abstract.
Download or read book Military Airlift Hearings Eighty ninth Congress First and Second Sessions written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee on Military Airlift and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 590 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 588 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Committee Serial No. 61. Considers military airlift operations, including those performed by civilian airlines under contract. Also considers aircraft modernization programs as they relate to airlift improvements.
Download or read book Military Airlift Greater Use of Peacetime Airlift Cargo Capacity Would Reduce Costs written by United States. General Accounting Office and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift written by Nancy R. Kingsbury and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2005-06 with total page 46 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift Command Airlift Service Management Report written by United States. Air Force and published by . This book was released on with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Expanding Fixed Wing Aircraft Capability in U S Army Aviation Operations UH 60L Blackhawk CH 47F Chinook C 23B C 27J BCT Intra Theater Airlift Joint Cargo Aircraft JCA Ground Force Support written by U. S. Military and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-13 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the possibility of expanding fixed-wing aircraft roles and missions in the United States Army. Acquiring, integrating and operating a larger number of light cargo airplanes to assume or supplement existing utility and cargo helicopter missions is a more capable, flexible, efficient and economical solution to meeting Army intra-theater airlift mission requirements. Despite the best efforts of the military services to define individual roles and missions, the fact remains that each has the inherent responsibility to support specific needs in peacetime and wartime. For the Army, significant restrictions have historically existed, and still exist, for purchasing and operating fixed-wing aircraft to supplement Army-specific mission requirements. Consequently, Army Aviation has evolved into a highly mobile air capability that primarily operates a large fleet of rotary-wing aircraft and a small fleet of fixed-wing aircraft in 15 mission categories. But due to past service agreements the Army has historically relied more heavily on helicopters to conduct service-specific organic functions to support the land force. Helicopters generally have significant fuel range limitations and are much more expensive to operate and maintain than similar sized airplanes. Additionally, the use of utility and cargo helicopters for dedicated intra-theater airlift functions serves to reduce the availability of tactical aircraft like the CH-47 and UH-60 for tactical missions. CHAPTER 1 * INTRODUCTION * Introduction * Background * Primary Research Question * Secondary Research Questions * Significance * Assumptions * Definitions * Limitations * Delimitations * Conclusion * CHAPTER 2 * LITERATURE REVIEW * Introduction * Service and Joint Doctrine * Army Doctrine * Air Force Doctrine * Joint Doctrine * Government and Military Reports * Transformation and Modernization Documents * Army Aviation Future Concept Documents * Congressional Research Service Reports * Future Cargo Aircraft and Joint Cargo Aircraft Documents and Reports * Historical Documents * Professional Journals, Magazine and Publications * Analysis of the Literature * Gaps in the Record * Trends * Significance of Thesis to Existing Literature * Conclusion * CHAPTER 3 * RESEARCH DESIGN * Introduction * Steps Taken to Obtain Information * Collection and Analysis * Strength and Weaknesses of Methodology * CHAPTER 4 * HISTORICAL BACKGROUND * Introduction * Acts of Legislation and Formal Service Agreements * Evolving Doctrine and the Airmobile Concept * Small Airlifters in Vietnam * Small Airlifters for Alternate Roles * Recognizing the Need for Small Airlifters * Unity of Effort and Interservice Cooperation * Conclusion * CHAPTER 5 * FINDINGS AND RESULTS * Introduction * The Need for More Intra-Theater Airlift * The Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) Program * New Vision, Doctrine and the Way Ahead * Army Aviation Support to Ground Forces * Transforming to Meet the Intra-Theater Airlift Needs of Ground Forces * The Army's Intra-Theater "Airlift Gap" * Airplane and Helicopter Comparison * Airlift Requirements of the BCT * Comparing Capability, Flexibility and Efficiency * Assessing Airlift Capability * Efficient Transloadability and Interoperability * Aircraft Costs * Conclusion * CHAPTER 6 * CONCLUSIONS & RECOMMENDATIONS * Introduction * Interpretation of the Findings * Recommendations * Conclusion
Download or read book Airlift Capabilities for Future U S Counterinsurgency Operations written by Robert C. Owen and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2007 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Current and probable future United States involvement in counterinsurgencies revives a long-standing debate about whether these missions call for adding specialized aircraft, training, or other resources to the general military airlift fleet. The authors examine the use of airlift in past and present counterinsurgency operations, including the Foreign Internal Defense program. They conclude that general U.S. airlift forces can accomplish most counterinsurgency missions effectively, with adjustments in employment doctrines and training. However, they also note that continued operations likely will require reinforcement of the general airlift fleet and, perhaps, acquisition of a small fleet element optimized for certain counterinsurgency missions.
Download or read book Airlift Doctrine written by Charles Miller and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2012-08-01 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: n this extremely comprehensive overview of airlift and air mobility, Colonel Miller shows how the worldwide orientation of American foreign policy, the numerous threats to free-world interests, and the speed and complexity of modern warfare have combined with political and resource constraints to produce today's airlift doctrine and force structure. Airlift is the movement of goods and people to where they are needed, when they are needed there. Since the 1920s there has been an evolving awareness and articulation of how to best organize, train, and equip airlift forces for that mission. The worldwide orientation of American foreign policy, the numerous threats to free world interests, and the speed and complexity of modern warfare have combined with political and resource constraints to produce today's airlift doctrine and force structure. Colonel Miller's study traces these many interrelationships to discover what critical airlift decisions were made, why they were made, and what they may mean in the future. Airlift is the backbone of deterrence. A properly structured and equipped airlift force is critical to the successful execution of the national military strategy. How we think about airlift and how we translate those thoughts into a meaningful expression of how to develop, deploy, and employ airlift forces is vital to the national defense. Colonel Miller's study is a definitive step in that important process.
Download or read book A Framework for Enhancing Airlift Planning and Execution Capabilities Within the Joint Expeditionary Movement System written by Robert S. Tripp and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent operations have shed light on shortfalls in Air Force intratheater airlift. Using an expanded strategies-to-tasks framework, the authors assess current intratheater airlift processes, organizations, doctrine, training, and systems. This report catalogues identified shortfalls and recommends options for improving the Theater Distribution System. The authors recommend separation of supply, demand, and integrator roles and adoption of a closed-loop planning and execution process.
Download or read book Air Force and Army Airlift and Aerial Refueling Fixed wing Aircraft Programs written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Subcommittee on Air and Land Forces and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Military Airlift written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Special Subcommittee on Military Airlift and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
