The Cost of Replacing Today's Air Force Fleet

Abstract

The U.S. Air Force has about 5,600 aircraft, which range in age from just-delivered to 60 years old. Many of those aircraftincluding the costly-to-replace F-16C/D and F-15C/D fighters, F-15E multirole fighters, C-130 cargo aircraft, and B-1B bombersare nearing the end of their service life. In this report, the Congressional Budget Office estimates the cost of replacing those aircraft.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1134845

Entities

People

  • Adebayo Adedeji
  • David Arthur
  • Edward G. Keating

Organizations

  • Congressional Budget Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Aircraft
  • Air Power
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Department Of Defense
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Procurement
  • Refueling
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis