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Book/Printed Material Replicating threats in operational test and training infrastructure : the investment required to keep pace with adversary threat generation

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Title

  • Replicating threats in operational test and training infrastructure : the investment required to keep pace with adversary threat generation

Summary

  • There are concerns that the rate at which China and Russia can field new technologies exceeds the rate at which the U.S. Air Force (USAF) can replicate those technologies in operational test and training infrastructure (OTTI). The authors of this report estimate the rate at which China and Russia field new threats and examine the costs and benefits of keeping USAF OTTI at pace with new adversary capabilities. The authors find that China and Russia are fielding new threats at rates exceeding that at which the USAF has historically been able to field new OTTI and that significant investment is required to keep OTTI at pace with adversary technology developments. This analysis provides a target for funding and fielding timelines that, if achieved, could edge the USAF training community closer to keeping the training environment at pace with new adversary technology.

Names

  • Wirth, Anna Jean, author
  • Project Air Force (U.S.)
  • Rand Corporation
  • United States. Department of the Air Force

Created / Published

  • Santa Monica, CA : RAND Corporation, [2023]

Contents

  • Chapter One: Introduction and Background -- Chapter Two: Adversary Technology Refresh Rate -- Chapter Three: OTTI Investment Costs and Process -- Chapter Four: Operational Benefits of OTTI Investment -- Chapter Five: Modeling Adversary Threat Fielding and OTTI Investment over Decades -- Chapter Six: Recommendations to Improve the Ability of the USAF to Keep Pace with OTTI -- Appendix A: Adversary Platform and Variant Details -- Appendix B: Additional Methodology Detail -- Appendix C: Investment Policies Robust to Uncertainty.

Headings

  • -  United States.--Air Force--Procurement
  • -  United States.--Air Force--Operational readiness
  • -  Air pilots, Military--Training of--United States
  • -  Military education--United States

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF document (title page; viewed December 8, 2023)
  • -  "RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE"
  • -  "Prepared for the Department of the Air Force"
  • -  Minimal Level Cataloging Plus.
  • -  Also available on the Internet as a PDF file.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references (pages 125-135).
  • -  Description from electronic resource
  • -  Description based on print version record; resource not viewed.

Medium

  • 1 online resource (xii, 135 pages) : illustrations.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • MLCM 2024/41861 (U)

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Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024738875

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Chicago citation style:

Wirth, Anna Jean, Author, U.S Project Air Force, Rand Corporation, and United States Department Of The Air Force. Replicating Threats in Operational Test and Training Infrastructure: The Investment Required to Keep Pace With Adversary Threat Generation. [Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2023] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2024738875/.

APA citation style:

Wirth, A. J., Project Air Force, U. S., Rand Corporation & United States Department Of The Air Force. (2023) Replicating Threats in Operational Test and Training Infrastructure: The Investment Required to Keep Pace With Adversary Threat Generation. [Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2024738875/.

MLA citation style:

Wirth, Anna Jean, Author, et al. Replicating Threats in Operational Test and Training Infrastructure: The Investment Required to Keep Pace With Adversary Threat Generation. [Santa Monica, CA: RAND Corporation, 2023] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2024738875/>.