Supporting Expeditionary Aerospace Forces: Evaluation of the RAMPOD Database
Abstract
Although its definition has not been finalized, the Expeditionary Aerospace Force (EAF) concept, which organizes the Air Force to respond rapidly to national security threats with tailored sustainable force, is certain to play a central role in the future of the U.S. Air Force. Several RAND reports have outlined the importance of Agile Combat Support (ACS) in meeting the rapid deployment and immediate employment requirements associated with the goals of the EAF concept.1 Tripp et al. (2000) presented an analytical framework to guide the design and evaluation of ACS systems. In one of a series of follow-up studies that use this analytical framework, researchers examine how alternative maintenance support concepts for electronic countermeasure (ECM) pods can improve ACS for the EAF. The documented briefing here is a subtask of the ECM pod analysis. It focuses on the utility of the Reliability, Availability, and Maintainabiity of Pods (RAMPOD) database as an analytical tool, particularly as it applies to the broader ECM pod study.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA389324
Entities
People
- Amatzia Feinberg
- Patrick Mills
Organizations
- RAND Corporation