Strategic Airlift. Improvements in C-5 Mission Capability Can Help Meet Airlift Requirements.

Abstract

Under the new national military strategy, the Department of Defense (DOD) must be capable of rapidly deploying armed forces to respond to contingency and humanitarian operations around the world. Military strategic airlift aircraft provide the capability to fly the critical, early arriving troops and cargo for overseas deployments. Since DOD is increasingly relying on the C-5 aircraft as its primary airlifter, we assessed the reliability and mission capability of the aircraft and DOD's current plan for modifying the C-5.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 20, 1995
Accession Number
ADA304624

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accounting
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Department Of Defense
  • Lessons Learned
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Maintenance Personnel
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Operations
  • National Security
  • Operational Readiness
  • Reliability
  • Spare Parts
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies