The Air Force asked RAND Project AIR FORCE to perform a congressionally required assessment of contractor versus organic management of F-22 air vehicle and F119 engine sustainment to determine the mos
During Operation DESERT STORM, January--February 1991, U.S. Air Force warplanes flew more than 83,000 sorties---59 percent of all coalition combat sorties---completely gutting Iraq's aerial and ground
Examines educational approaches that would customize U.S. Air Force training to the individual, with the intent of minimizing time in training, focusing on the trainee1s needs, and getting the trainee
The Progressive Era, marked by a desire for economic, political, and social reform, ended for most Americans with the ugly reality and devastation of World War I. Yet for Army Air Service officers, th
Since the mid-1950s, successive Canadian governments have grappledwith the issue of Canada's participation in US ballistic missiledefence programs. Until Paul Martin's Liberal government finallysaid n
The story begins in the fall of 1915, on the cusp of America's entry into World War I. Aviation giant Glenn Curtiss sought a location where pilots could train and aircraft could be tested year-round,
In 1961, pilot Robert M. White flew a hypersonic rocket-powered airplane six times faster than the speed of sound and higher than 300,000 feet above the Earth's surface. This is his story. Tracing hi
The authors review Air Force purchases of 3low-demand2 parts, analyzing how much the Air Force spends on such parts and the types of parts that have a low demand. They then identify and synthesize bes
Mixing detailed analysis with policy prescription, the author explains why an epidemic of cruise missile proliferation, long forecasted by analysts, has only recently begun to occur, offering insight
This volume reviews the debates surrounding the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense systems and their deployment by George W. Bush, allowing readers to assess for themselves the significance of Bush
The world faces numerous security concerns---from nuclear proliferation to terrorism to climate change---that cannot be resolved by one nation alone, And unilateral military force will not defeat tra
In this era of globalization, the world is facing a host of challenging security problems ?from the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction to international terrorism to accelerating climate chan
This new history, based on extensive archive research, weaves together the political, military and technical histories of Britain's nuclear weapons programme under the Conservative governments of Har
Although primitive unmanned TV-guided airplanes were used in combat during World War II, it is only recently that these machines have matured into the most significant new method of aerial combat sin
Analyzes the Air Force's seven medical and professional officer corps--the Biomedical Sciences Corps, the Chaplain Corps, the Dental Corps, the Judge Advocate General Corps (attorneys), the Medical Co
The Air Force relies on the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test (AFOQT) as part of its officer selection process. Despite concerns about the test, the authors conclude that it is a good selection test t
Space stability is a fundamental U.S. national security interest. Unfortunately, that stability may be eroding. Potential enemies understand the high degree to which space systems enhance U.S. convent
Working with allies to build their defense capacity, acquire access to their territories for potential operations, and strengthen relationships with their air forces is an important U.S. Air Force ac
