A Study of the Alternative Methods of Meeting the Military Requirements for Strategic Airlift in the 1970's

Abstract

The requirement for a viable strategic airlift capability will become increasingly more important for defense planners in the 1970s and 1980s. The strategy to reduce overseas garrisons and prepositioning of supplies will place a greater burden on strategic airlift to support the Nixon Doctrine of having the capability to engage in one and one-half wars. To compound the problem, the commercial carriers have been very reluctant to purchase the large cargo jets to supplement the Military Airlift Command. Through their research the authors explore possible alternatives for strategic airlift in the ensuing decade.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 15, 1972
Accession Number
AD0750845

Entities

People

  • James M. Galyen
  • William E. Krebs

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Mobility Operations
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Logistics
  • Military Aircraft
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Strategic Security Studies