Report of the Panel on Tactical Aircraft
Abstract
The subject treated by the Tactical Aircraft Panel was that of finding and hitting ground targets. Thus, we were concerned in the near-term (from the present to 1972) with: a. Upgrading the operational employment of tactical aircraft and, to a lesser extent, with looking at other ways of finding and attacking ground targets. b. Proposed fixes to existing aircraft and equipment, and changes in the ways that existing aircraft and equipment are used. c. The level of maintenance of existing systems, whether systems perform as well in the field as they do in the laboratory, and with tactics and techniques which could be used to improve their operational employment. For the 1972 to 1980 time frame, we were concerned with the mix of aircraft available and whether the force levels are moving in the right direction to match the estimates of the future threat(s). Throughout this report a large number of techniques and equipments to implement them are proposed. It should go without saying that the Panel endorses these programs for inclusion in the inventory only if the equipment works under combat circumstances. However, it is an unfortunate historical fact that many past programs for similar equipments have not worked out well or have not been tested well, or both, and nevertheless have been produced. To repeat, for emphasis, the Panel proposals for development concern only equipments that have been demonstrated to work under realistic combat-like conditions.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 01, 1968
- Accession Number
- ADC072974
Entities
Organizations
- Defense Science Board