tailieunhanh - The Eyes of the Fleet - An Analysis of the E-2C Aircraft Acquisition Options

This report analyzes the costs, benefits, and risks of some of the options the Navy might consider. This report should be of interest to the Office of the Secretary of Defense and to Navy policymakers involved in the present and future direction of naval aviation. This research was carried out in the Acquisition and Technology Policy Center of the National Defense Research Institute, RAND’s federally funded research and development center supporting the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the unified commands, the defense agencies, and the Navy | The Eyes of the Fleet An Analysis of the E-2C Aircraft Acquisition Options Obaid Younossi Mark V. Arena Michael Boito Jim Dryden Jerry Sollinger Prepared for the United States Navy Approved for public release distribution unlimited RAND NATIONAL DEFENSE RESEARCH INSTITUTE The research described in this report was sponsored by the Office of the Secretary of Defense OSD . The research was conducted in RAND s National Defense Research Institute a federally funded research and development center supported by the OSD the Joint Staff the unified commands and the defense agencies under Contract DASW01-01-C-0004. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The eyes of the fleet an analysis of the E-2C aircraft acquisition options Obaid Younossi . et al. . p. cm. Mr-1517. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-8330-3154-6 1. United States. Navy Procurement. 2. United States. Navy Aviation. 3. Hawkeye Early warning aircraft I. Younossi Obaid. VC263 .P74 2002 483 0973 dc21 2002069747 Cover . Navy and Northrop Grumman Corporation photos provided without endorsement expressed or implied RAND is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. RAND is a registered trademark. RAND s publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of its research sponsors. Cover design by Stephen Bloodsworth Copyright 2002 RAND All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form by any electronic or mechanical means including photocopying recording or information storage and retrieval without permission in writing from RAND. Published 2002 by RAND 1700 Main Street RO. Box 2138 Santa Monica CA 90407-2138 1200 South Hayes Street Arlington VA 22202-5050 201 North Craig Street Suite 102 Pittsburgh PA 15213-1516 RAND URL http To order RAND documents or to obtain additional information contact Distribution Services Telephone 310 451-7002 Fax 310 451-6915 Email order@ PREFACE