Shaping Air Mobility Forces for Future Relevance

Abstract

This report asks whether the national air mobility system (NAMS) of the United States will or will not be able to accomplish its full spread of mission responsibilities in an uncertain future fraught with emerging challenges and threats. More specifically, this report will examine operational, institutional, doctrinal, and technological trends shaping a useful answer to that question. That answer will recognize the unequalled readiness of the NAMS for future wars and conflicts while also identifying some of its more troubling shortfalls in specific task areas.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2017
Accession Number
AD1030221

Entities

People

  • Robert C. Owen

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Military Force Levels
  • Military Science
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Self Propelled Guns
  • Short Takeoff Aircraft
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies