Future of Air-to-Air Refueling in NATO

Abstract

The JAPCC undertook this study to foresee and analyze future developments impacting NATO Air-to-Air Refuelling (AAR), inform NATO planners and commanders of potential impacts, and recommended appropriate alliance responses to support optimal alliance AAR capability and employment. The study considers the capabilities, doctrine and concepts of operations that member nations will provide, along with collective alliance capabilities, and the limited extant NATO doctrine for planning and employment. The report is presented at a level of detail useful to those generally familiar with air power concepts, while also relevant for AAR expert staff and commanders. The future time frame examined is from the immediate future (2007) projected forward for 15 years to 2022. The study aims to answer the questions: How is AAR transforming?, and How do we want AAR to transform?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 11, 2007
Accession Number
ADA478072

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Control Systems
  • Defense Planning
  • Deployment
  • Logistics
  • Military Aircraft
  • Organizational Structure
  • Refueling
  • Situational Awareness
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Tilt Rotor Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Strategic Security Studies