ALL MOBILE TACTICAL AIR FORCE

THIS PROPOSED PHASE I RESEARCH EFFORT WILL BE A SYSTEMATIC, INTENSIVE STUDY TOWARDS GREATER UNDERSTANDING OF THE TACTICAL AIRCRAFT MOBILITY PROBLEM. IT EXPLORES THE FEASIBILITY OF DEVELOPING A DETAILED PLAN FOR MAKING MOBILITY POSSIBLE FOR CURRENT AND FUTURE U.S. AIR FORCE TACTICAL AIRCRAFT THROUGH INNOVATIVE USE OF PRESENT AND NEAR TERM TECHNOLOGIES. AIRBASE AND OPERATIONAL CHARACTERISTIS ASSOCIATED WITH PERMANENT SITE BASES, DISPERAL BASES AND MOBILITY BASES WILL BE DESCRIBED. MEASURES OF MERIT FOR BENEFITS OF INCREASED MOBILITY WILL BE ESTABLISHED. AIRCRAFT CHARACTERISTICS, OPERATIONAL/ MAINTENANCE AND LOGISTICS CONCEPTS, MISSION TASKING, AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES WHICH CAN ENHANCE MOBILITY, GROUND EQUIPMENT TECHNOLOGIES WHICH CAN ENHANCE MOBILITY AND INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS OF NON AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGIES WILL BE REVIEWED AND PRESENTED IN A SERIES OF MATRIX ORDERS WHICH WILL MAKE MORE APPARENT FEASIBILE METHODS OF GAINING A DESIRABLE LEVEL OF MOBILITY. THIS WILL LEAD INTO A PHASE II EFFORT FURTHER DEFINING THE MOST FEASIBLE METHODS AS DETERMINED IN PHASE I, OF ESTABLISHING A MOBILITY CAPABILITY IN U.S. AIR FORCE TACTICAL AIRCRAFT. THE CHANGES REQUIRED TO GAIN THE MOBILITY WILL BE MEASURED AND VALIDATED IN VERAC'S COMPUTER WARGAMING MODELS AND INCORPORATED IN AN AIR FORCE DEVELOPMENT PLAN.