Download or read book U S Air Force Aerial Refueling Recapitalization Requirements written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Projection Forces Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S AIR FORCE AERIAL REFUELING RECAPITALIZATION REQUIREMENTS HEARING COM ON ARMED SERVICES U S HOUSE OF REPS 109TH CONGRESS 2ND SESSION written by and published by . This book was released on 2007* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book U S Air Force Aerial Refueling Recapitalization Requirements H A S C No 109 47 February 28 2006 109 2 Hearing written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2006* with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Science Board Task Force report on aerial refueling requirements written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aerial refueling capabilities are an essential enabler of U.S. power projection and other critic at national missions. OPERATIONS ENDURING and IRAQI FREEDOM (OEF and OIF) could not have happened without these aerial refueling capabilities. Aerial refueling makes possible rapid deployment of forces to contingencies and the elective employment of those forces in the contingencies. In OIF there were over 8500 aerial refueling sorties flown and about 450 million pounds of fuel off loaded. In addition, aerial refueling remains a critical element in supporting the bomber leg of U.S. nuclear forces and other special national security missions. The task force was charged to evaluate current aerial refueling capability and to identify and evaluate alternative means of meeting future aerial refueling requirements.
Download or read book Analysis of Alternatives AoA for KC 135 Recapitalization Executive Summary written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recapitalization of the KC-135 aerial refueling tanker is very important for U.S. national security and has a significant impact on the U.S. national budget. Aerial refueling tankers are a critical part of U.S. military and national security strategy. Without them, air power cannot be deployed to overseas theaters in a timely way; it cannot be operated at militarily required distances from overseas bases; U.S.-based strategic air forces cannot execute overseas missions; and homeland defense air patrols would lose substantial effectiveness. The KC-135 constitutes the bulk of the current tanker force, embodying about 80 percent of U.S. aerial refueling capability. The KC-135 fleet is nearing 50 years of age, and it has exhibited some technical difficulties and increased costs of operation. KC-135 recapitalization also has major budgetary implications. The total cost of both operating the KC-135s until they are retired and acquiring and operating their replacements is in the $200 billion range over the next half century. This Analysis of Alternatives (AoA) addressed the cost-effectiveness of a wide range of alternatives for KC-135 recapitalization, including a large number of replacement systems and replacement schedules. In this AoA, the most cost-effective alternative means precisely the alternative whose effectiveness meets the military aerial refueling requirement at the lowest cost. The AoA primarily used requirements from the Defense Department's Mobility Capabilities Study, which was completed in 2005.
Download or read book Military aircraft DOD needs to determine its aerial refueling aircraft requirements report to congressional requesters written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Proposed Lease of 100 KC 767 Aerial Refueling Tanker Aircraft by the U S Air Force written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Defense Science Board Task Force Report on Aerial Refueling Requirements written by and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 61 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The report evaluates current aerial refueling capability and future DoD tanker fleet, the corrosion and maintenance issues associated with it, the studies pertaining to the KC-135, and several near-term options that the DoD has with regard to recapitalizing the fleet.
Download or read book Air Force aircraft preliminary information on Air Force tanker leasing written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report assesses the Air Force's plan to replace a portion of its KC-135 aerial refueling tanker fleet with leased Boeing 767 aircraft. It also assesses aerial refueling tanker requirements; the cost-effectiveness of different options (lease, purchase, modify, or extend the service life of the fleet); the policy for leasing major defense acquisition programs; the costs associated with infrastructure improvements; and the depot maintenance backlog. Recognizing that the full extent of this analysis could not be done before the terms of the lease were negotiated, you asked that we provide the preliminary results of our efforts by May 15, 2002.
Download or read book Military Aircraft written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At 543 aircraft, the KC-135 is the mainstay of U.S. aerial refueling capability. Recapitalizing this fleet is crucial to maintaining this capability and, ultimately, maintaining the mobility of U.S. forces. In the fiscal year 2002 defense appropriations act, the Congress authorized the Air Force to lease up to 100 aerial refueling aircraft after the Air Force reported its plans to the Senate and House Armed Services Committees and Defense Appropriations Subcommittees. The Air Force sent Congress on July 10 its report containing a business case analysis of its proposed lease. The Air Force plans to lease 100 KC-767A aircraft for 6 years each from a special purpose entity (SPE) that will order the aircraft from the Boeing Company. GAO was asked to (1) summarize the Air Force's report for leasing KC-767A aircraft, (2) present its observations on the report and justification for the lease, and (3) identify related issues and costs to assist the Congress as it considers the Air Force's proposal. The Air Force report indicates the following: (1) leasing costs more than buying by $150 million (net present value); (2) replacing the KC-135 is urgent because of aging and corrosion; (3) the Air Force will pay 89.9 percent of aircraft's fair market value--$138.4 million--complying with the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB's) requirement that the price not exceed 90 percent; and (4) the Air Force may return the planes or buy them for about $44 million per aircraft (if authorized by the Congress) at the end of the lease. GAO has the following observations about the lease report: (1) purchasing could be up to $1.9 billion cheaper (net present value), if multi-year procurement authority were granted; (2) the Air Force believes that replacement is urgent because of decreased availability, increased maintenance costs, and the risk of fleet wide grounding for the KC-135, although until recently, recapitalization had not been a high enough priority to successfully compete for funding; and (3) the lease payments comply with OMB requirements only if $7.4 million in construction financing is added to the $131 million-per-aircraft purchase price, for a total of $138.4 million per aircraft. Otherwise, the lease payments represent about 93 percent of the value of the aircraft. Other issues the Congress may wish to examine include the following: (1) Boeing will maintain the aircraft for between $5 billion and $5.7 billion during the lease period; KC-135 total operating and support costs were about $4.3 million to $4.5 million per year per aircraft in fiscal year 2002; (2) Boeing's profit is limited to 15 percent on the KC-767As compared to about 6 percent on commercial 767s, according to one financial analysis; and (3) leasing delays payments for the first 100 aircraft so acquiring 100 more tankers will significantly increase outlays in the 2012-17 time frame.
Download or read book Military Air Refueling written by Department of Defense and published by . This book was released on 2018-04 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two excellent books provide a wealth of history and information about mid-air military aircraft refueling. Air Force Air Refueling for Naval Operations - History, Practice, and Recommendations - Chapter 1 - SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN THE EVOLUTION OF AIR REFUELING * Flight of Question Mark * Civilian and British Interest in Air Refueling * United States Renews Interest in Air Refueling * Strategic Air Command Develops a Tanker Fleet * Tactical Air Command Desires Tankers * United States Navy Develops Tankers * Single Manager System * Air Refueling in Southeast Asia * Introduction of the KC-10 * Summary * Notes * Chapter 2 - EFFORTS TOWARD UNITED STATES AIR FORCE/NAVY JOINT OPERATIONS * Jointness Grows in 1975-76 * Memorandum of Understanding of 1981 * Memorandum of Understanding of 1982 * Memorandum of Understanding of 1983 * Naval Land-Based Tanker Proposal * Memorandum of Understanding of 1988 * Tanker Management System and Air Force Allocation * Air Force Regulation 55-47, Air Refueling Management * Naval Air Refuelings Increase * Problem Areas * Notes * Chapter 3 - A JOINT AIR REFUELING PUBLICATION IS REQUIRED * Maritime Strategy Includes Use of Land-Based Tankers * Strategic Air Command's Single Manager System and Naval Requirements * Land-Based Tankers Can Increase Naval Capabilities * Additional Land-Based Tanker Enhancements * Enhancements Are Not without Concern * Recommendations * Notes * Appendix A - A Proposed Concept of Operations between the Department of the Air Force and the Department of the Navy on Land-Based Tanker (Air-Refueling) Support for Maritime Operations (Air) * Appendix B - A Chronological Compilation of Navy/Air Force Memorandums of Agreement/Understanding Concerning Aerial Refueling Operations Air Refueling: Without Tankers, We Cannot...: Flight of the "Question Mark" * Air Refueling Development Lags * Extending "the Reach" * Refueling Fighters * Development of the Modern Air Refuelers * A Wing Perspective of Air Refueling History * Air Refuelers in the Vietnam Conflict * Air Refueling and Airlift * Air Refueling and Special Operations * Operation El Dorado Canyon * Extraordinary Air Refueling Effort: The Persian Gulf War * Air Refueling's Ongoing Role in the War on Terror * The Invisible Aircrews * Appendix 1: General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz Trophy * Appendix 2: Brigadier General Ross G. Hoyt Award * Appendix 3: Senior Master Sergeant Albert L. Evans Award On 1 January 1929, a tri-engined Fokker C-2 aircraft, with a crew of five aboard, climbed into the southern California sky. This aircraft, dubbed the Question Mark, was not history's first air refueling mission, but it played a crucial role in the beginning of air refueling efforts and in the development of the US Army Air Corps. In fact, the first attempts at air refueling started in 1921 with five-gallon gas cans. On 2 October 1921, a US Navy lieutenant in the back of a Huff-Daland HD-4 used a grappling hook to snag a gas can from a float in the Potomac River, and on 21 November, a wing walker with a gas can strapped to his back climbed from an airborne Lincoln Standard to a Curtiss JN-4 and proceeded to pour the gas into the aircraft's tank. While these two publicity stunts deserve mention, the first air-to-air refueling using a gravity-flow hose occurred in 1923. Earlier that year, the US Army Air Service had equipped two De Haviland DH-4Bs with inflight hoses. After installation, testing, and preparation, the Army Air Service was ready to put it to use, and on 27 June, one of the DH-4s flew a 6-hour and 38-minute flight that included two air refuelings. Testing continued through much of 1923 until 18 November, when the hose became entangled in the right wings of the two aircraft. Lieutenant P. T. Wagner, the pilot of the refueler, was killed in the accident.
Download or read book Air Refueling Recapitalization KC X and the 111th Congress written by Charles D. Cooley and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This case study will examine the actions of the 111th Congress in relation to the KC-X air refueling tanker acquisition program, beginning with a brief review to highlight the need for a dominant fleet of future air refueling aircraft as well as a historical overview of previously failed acquisition attempts. The United States of America, with a need to recapitalize and update current military weapon systems, has been engaged in a score of global conflict that began with Operation Desert Shield in August of 1990 and has continued to present day supporting Overseas Contingency Operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other regions outside the Middle East. It is our Nation's ability of global power projection and sustained logistical support that has permitted long term engagement around the globe. Pursuit of our Nation's four enduring interests; security, prosperity, values, and international order, as outlined in the 2010 National Security Strategy (NSS) requires global military responsiveness."--P. 3.
Download or read book Tanker Recapitalization written by Robert A. Brisson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The AF [Air Force] tanker recapitalization effort has been marred with controversy since it began in 1996. Since its onset, there has been much discussion, debate and research surrounding the tanker recapitalization acquisition effort and the failure therein. To date, there have been three separate and failed attempts at tanker recapitalization; a fourth is ongoing. Air refueling is a critical enabler for the joint warfighter. Air Mobility Command has it right, 'our nation needs a new aerial refueling tanker now ... we simply cannot afford to delay procurement any longer.' Without it, US ability to conduct full spectrum operations globally is impossible. The thesis of this paper is that the AF must apply lessons learned from the failed tanker acquisitions of the past to prevent future tanker acquisition failure. That said, the acquisition has to be done right. As the AF heads into its fourth attempt to acquire a new tanker, it must ensure adequate oversight; that the analysis is comprehensive and complete; that the requirement is defined; that the process is transparent and guidance compliant and; that the effort is conducted with the utmost integrity. Nothing less will suffice. If the AF gets this wrong again it will strike a blow to that service from which it may never recover. The joint warfighter needs a new tanker."--Abstract
Download or read book Crs Report for Congress written by Congressional Research Service: The Libr and published by BiblioGov. This book was released on 2013-11 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Proposed Lease of 100 KC 767 Aerial Refueling Tanker Aircraft by the U S Air Force written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Armed Services and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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 The U S Air Force s Air Refueling Tanker Requirements and Readiness written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services. Projection Forces Subcommittee and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
