A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace Propulsion Needs (2006) / Chapter Skim
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2 Military Propulsion Needs
2 Military Propulsion Needs
Pages 67-77
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A recent National Research Council (NRC) study called for the Navy to establish a formal science and technology mechanism that will identify and address naval aviation capability gaps (NRC, 2006)
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A review of the Master Capabilities Library and the Air Force's presentations to the committee turned up several required propulsion capabilities and technical engineering goals for the time frame 2018 and beyond, some of which are shown in Figure 2-1 and discussed below. 3For clear definitions of technology readiness levels, please see http://www.acq.osd.mil/actd/FY06/TRL50002R.doc.
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in November 2003. The Air Force was instructed to carry out the following tasks (Burdeshaw, 2004)
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The Navy and the Air Force say that in 2018, 60 percent of the aircraft inventories will be made up of aircraft already in their inventories today. These factors underscore the importance of existing component improvement programs (CIP)
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Air Force (undated)
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. Improving future turbine engine efficiency and mitigating and decreasing aircraft sustainment costs will continue to be key economic drivers for the Air Force and DoD budgets.
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SPACE The Department of Defense Space Science and Technology Strategy is the exception proving the rule that DoD has not been able to articulate warfighter requirements. This document is very specific about future space propulsion requirements (DoD, 2004)
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. The Air Force and the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
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In fact, one excellent example is discussed in Chapter 4. A space strategy was clearly defined in a recent document co-signed by the Undersecretary of the Air Force for AT&L and the DDR&E.
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Brenda Haven, "Turbine Engine Technology: An Air Force Perspective," April 23, 2004. Larry James, "ARES Industry Day AFSPC," Presentation to Air Force Space Command on March 7, 2005.
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U.S. Air Force.
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