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Air Power In The Age Of Total War
Taylor and Francis 1998; US$ 45.95Warfare in the first half of the 20th century was fundamentally and irrovocably altered by the birth and subsequent development of air power. This work assesses the role of air power in changing the face of battle on land and sea. Utilizing late-1990s research, the author demonstrates that the phenomenon of air power was both a cause and a crucial... more...
Aerospace Operations Against Elusive Ground Targets
RAND Corporation 2001; US$ 9.95This volume identifies concepts and technologies that could improve the United States Air Force's capability to detect, classify, recognize and defeat elusive targets, whether dispersed ground forces or mobile ballistic missiles. more...
Innovative Development - Global Hawk and DarkStar
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95Since the 1970s, efforts to develop unmanned aerial vehicles have been severely hampered by escalating costs, slipped schedules, and disappointing operational results. This text provides an evaluation of new acquisition strategies for the development of unmanned aerial vehicles. more...
Air Force Procurement Workforce Transformation
RAND Corporation 2004; US$ 9.95To assist the Air Force in the process of significantly changing the way it purchases goods and services, this monograph reviews related commercial-sector activities and skills, suggests models for training programs, and includes a framework of metrics to track progress and refine procurement-workforce-development efforts over time. more...
Supporting Expeditionary Aerospace Forces
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This text defines and analyzes the command and control architecture for combat support, identifies changes needed in the architecture to meet Aerospace Expeditionary Force goals and correct deficiencies, and sets forth detailed concepts for a future architecture. more...
Innovative Development
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95In 1994 the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency initiated an effort to facilitate the development of UAVs through the use of an innovative acquisition strategy. This report addresses the effect of that strategy on the flight test program of two air vehicles: Global Hawk and DarkStar. more...
Innovative Development - Global Hawk and DarkStar
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This title looks at the effect of new acquisition strategies on an unmanned aerial vehicle's transition from one agency to another as well as from development and test to production. more...
Supporting Expeditionary Aerospace Forces
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This is an assessment of the manner in which the Jet Engine Intermediate Maintenance (JEIM) shops of the United States Air Force can best be configured to support Expeditionary Aerospace Forces both in peacetime and in war. more...
Enhancing Dynamic Command and Control of Air Operations Against Time Critical Targets
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95This work discusses improvements to dynamic command and control and battle management of intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance assets and shooter assets in air operations against adversary mobile forces. more...
Innovative Development Executive Summary
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95An assessment of the innovative management approach used to develop two unmanned aerial vehicles. The HAE UAV Management Approach Was Highly Innovative Activity Content Changed Substantially from the Plan Cost to the Government Remained Stable While Costs Grew and Activity Content Changed Overall Schedule Grew Only Moderately UFP Was Not Met... more...









