The Civil Reserve Air Fleet: An Example of the Use of Commercial Assets to Expand Military Capabilities During Contingencies

Abstract

This Note documents the Civil Reserve Air Fleet (CRAF) as a case study on the use of commercial assets to augment military capabilities during contingencies or national emergencies. The CRAF illustrates some of the issues one might expect to find in a similar program using civil and commercial satellites. Both contend with the problem of providing an appropriate mix of incentives to participate, both must overcome or cope with design incompatibilities between commercial and military systems, and both must balance the need to maintain a high state of readiness and responsiveness with the need to maintain high participation levels. While solutions that work for CRAF may or may not be transferable to space-based systems, the CRAF does provide an example of how one defense program addressed these basic problems and continues to do so as industry's and the military's needs evolve.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA239550

Entities

People

  • Mary Chenoweth

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Airlift Operations
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Commercial Aviation
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Passenger Aircraft
  • Space Systems
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States Transportation Command

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space