Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Performing the Air Refueling Mission

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to examine future policy options for developing Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) as tankers to perform the air-refueling (AR) mission against RPA receivers. It utilizes a Delphi methodology to obtain input from a panel of experts and senior military leaders. A three-round Delphi targeted a panel of five experts to brainstorm ideas, rate these ideas, and finally determine consensus. A separate stand-alone round targeted six senior leaders (SLs). The questioning in this round was identical to the expert panel's second round and was intended to draw in SLs while minimizing their time requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2012
Accession Number
ADA570367

Entities

People

  • Sarah R. Lynch

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Control Systems
  • Delphi Method
  • Employment
  • Military Science
  • Systems Engineering
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Systems Analysis and Design