Military Airspace: Better Planning Is Needed to Meet Future Requirements

Abstract

With the introduction of advanced aircraft, weapons, and tactics, military airspace requirements are changing and increasing. Concurrently, commercial and general aviations demand for the nation's airspace is also increasing, and this trend is expected to continue through the year 2000. As a result of these higher demands and because of concern over the economic and environmental impacts associated with setting aside airspace for military use, acquiring required airspace for military use has become difficult and time consuming. Primarily because airspace was more readily available in the past and less was needed, the services have not developed long-range plans defining airspace needs and how those needs will be met. For the most part, individual military units are responsible for initiating proposals for additional airspace on a case-by-case basis when airspace shortages are identified.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1987
Accession Number
AD1175199

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conaham

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Air National Guard
  • Air Traffic
  • Air Traffic Control Systems
  • Aircrafts
  • Civil Aviation
  • Department Of Defense
  • Directives
  • Environment
  • Flight
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Training
  • National Guard
  • National Security
  • Tactical Training
  • Training
  • United States
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space