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Upgrading the Extender : which options are cost-effective for modernizing the KC-10? / Anthony D. Rosello [and others].

Published:
Santa Monica, CA : Rand Corporation, 2011.
Physical Description:
xxi, 81 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 28 cm.
Additional Creators:
Rosello, Anthony D.
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Machine generated contents note: ch. One Introduction -- General Approach -- Establishing Modernization Options -- Determining the Benefits Provided -- Expected Missions of the KC-10 -- Profile of the KC-10 Fleet -- Organization of This Report -- ch. Two Benefits of Modernization -- Benefits That Affect the Number of Tankers Required for Wartime Missions -- Aerial Refueling Orbits Farther Forward -- Tanker Bases Closer to Aerial Refueling Orbits -- More Efficient Planning and Operations -- Faster Receiver Cycle Times -- Other Military Mission Improvements -- Reduced Attrition -- Increased Mission Range or Time on Station for Receiver Aircraft -- Airlift Augmentation -- Relay Augmentation -- Summary -- ch. Three KC-10 Warfighting Missions -- Homeland Defense -- Theater Employment -- Deployment -- Tanker Profile -- Fighter Profile -- Air Bridge -- Missions, Modernization Areas, and Benefits -- KC-10 Mission Allocation -- Summary -- ch. Four Valuing KC-10 Modernization Options -- Upgrade Costs -- Valuing Wartime Effectiveness -- Valuing Improvements to Aircraft Reliability, Maintainability, and Safety -- Summary -- ch. Five Tactical Data Link -- Background -- Upgrade Costs -- Valuing Wartime Effectiveness -- Other Operational Benefits -- Tactical Data Link Cost-Benefit Summary -- ch. Six Additional Multipoint Refueling Capability -- Background -- Upgrade Costs -- Valuing Wartime Effectiveness -- Deployment Mission -- Employment Mission -- Other Operational Benefits -- Additional Multipoint Refueling Capability Cost-Benefit Summary -- ch. Seven Defensive Systems -- Background -- Missile Protection -- Crew Protection -- Fuel Tank Protection -- Upgrade Costs -- Changes to Peacetime Operations Costs -- Valuing Wartime Effectiveness -- Other Operational Benefits -- Reduced Risk Refueling over High Terrain -- Increased Operation as a Dual-Role Tanker or Airlifter -- Defensive Systems Cost-Benefit Summary -- ch. Eight Night Vision Imaging System-Compatible Lighting -- Background -- Upgrade Costs -- Changes to Peacetime Operations Costs -- Valuing Wartime Effectiveness -- Discounted Hypotheses -- Night Vision Imaging System-Compatible Lighting Cost-Benefit Summary -- ch. Nine Conclusions.
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ISBN:
9780833051097 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0833051091 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 77-81).
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