Shrinking International Airspace as a Problem for Future Air Movements (A Briefing).

Abstract

Explores possible effects on U.S. Air Force fighter deployments and airlift of changes in U.S. overseas basing and overflight rights, in perceptions by coastal nations of their offshore rights, and in world-wide antiair and antiship capabilities. Examines flight times and tanker requirements in hypothetical pure cases involving the use of only U.S.-owned bases and a base at the final destination, together with the implications of several enroute alternatives variously calling for the avoidance of overflying Communist countries or the land, territorial waters (especially straits), or exclusive economic zones of third countries. Suggests technical and diplomatic approaches toward alleviating the problem. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA050289

Entities

People

  • P. M. Dadant

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Army Equipment
  • Ascension Island
  • Deployment
  • Diego Garcia
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fighter Bombers
  • Indian Ocean
  • Islands
  • Middle East
  • Oceans
  • Refueling
  • Refueling In Flight
  • Surface Transportation
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space