Setting up a Strategic Architecture for the Life Cycle Management of USAF Aging Aircraft

Abstract

The average age of United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft is over 22 years and increasing. The USAF is buying only a fraction of the new aircraft necessary to simply stop the declining age trend. The real effects of aging are seen in increased costs of ownership, and decreasing availability of aircraft to accomplish their mission. With thousands of aircraft in the USAF fleet, managed by numerous agencies, the job of managing the affects of aging is as much a managerial and leadership challenge as it is a technical one. Considering the immensity of the USAF and its breadth of locations around the world, the effort to develop and implement a strategy for managing the USAF's aging fleet is enormous. This paper offers an overview of the management approach being taken by the USAF to manage it's aging fleet and to mitigate the unique effects of aging experienced by its aeronautical weapon systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADP014060

Entities

People

  • J. White
  • Michael Carpenter

Organizations

  • Aeronautical Systems Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Avionics
  • Communities
  • Corrosion
  • Cycles
  • Knowledge Management
  • Life Cycle Management
  • Life Cycles
  • Nato
  • System Software
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Transport Aircraft
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Weapon Systems

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  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Economics