A Modeling Framework for Optimizing U.S. Air Force Fighter Pilot Access to Advanced Training Ranges

Abstract

The 2018 National Defense Strategy emphasizes the need for the United States to restore warfighting readiness and field a lethal force capable of defeating aggression by a major power. One element in meeting this goal is enabling units to train in an environment that is sufficiently representative of the threats posed by a major power. For U.S. Air Force (USAF) fighter pilots, this means training at ranges with appropriate airspace, threat emitters, targets, and electronic support measures. Currently, few USAF training ranges have the capabilities to provide fighter pilots with adequate training. This publication builds on the methodologies and insights from recent RAND Corporation Project AIR FORCE (PAF) analyses that have addressed different aspects of the USAF Strategic Basing Process.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 2019
Accession Number
AD1109947

Entities

People

  • Anna Jean Wirth
  • Bart E. Bennett
  • Bradley Deblois
  • Dara Gold
  • Ronald G McGarvey

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Active Duty
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Forces
  • Computer Programming
  • Corporations
  • Dictionaries
  • Electronic Support Measures
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Intellectual Property
  • Linear Programming
  • Management Personnel
  • Multiobjective Optimization
  • National Guard
  • Operations Research
  • Optimization
  • Resource Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States
  • Warfare

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

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  • Microelectronics
  • Space