Research for Sea Based Air

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Sortie Generation Capacity of Embarked Airwings
December 1, 1998
The Naval Strike and Warfare Center asked the Center for Naval Analyses to help evaluate and analyze carrier and air wing sortie-generation capacity. Specifically, we set out to determine the firepower capacity of an embarked air wing, the factors that constrain the sortie-generation capacity, and ways to enhance the fire power capacity. In this paper, we create a base case focusing on the three major requirements of the creation of sea-based air power: the aircraft must be mission capable, the aircrew must be able to fly the aircraft, and the flight deck crews must ready aircraft for flight, launch aircraft, and recover aircraft after the completion of their missions. Our estimates of the capacity of the airframes, the aircrew, and the carrier and air wing's ability to launch, recover, and ready aircraft for launch rely on the characteristics of the base case.
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Maintaining U.S. Airpower: Some Thoughts on the Issues and Alternatives
April 1, 1993
The Gulf War was an impressive demonstration of air power in action. Coalition air forces seized control of the air in the first hours, then devastated military facilities in Iraq and Iraqi forces in the field -- paving the way for the remarkable 100-hour victory by coalition ground forces. Airpower did not win the war by itself, but it was the foundation for projecting U.S. military power and overcoming numerical disadvantages on the ground. Airpower is likely to play a similar key role in the next major regional conflict. Thus, the U.S. must maintain its superiority in airpower despite rising costs and declining budgets. The issues are complex and controversial, but ignoring issues will not make them go away. This paper discusses policy and concept issues that need debate and examines two broad strategies for dealing with affordability problems.
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THE USE OF SIMULTANEOUS EQUATION MODELS FOR DECISIONS PERTAINING TO THE BEST MIX BETWEEN AIRCRAFT, SPARE PARTS, SUPPORT EQUIPMENT AND SUPPORT PERSONNEL
August 1, 1974
The relationships between aircraft inputs (airplanes, spare parts, men, etc.) and the outputs of sorties or aircraft ready hours can be approximated reasonably well by a production function type model. It is the initial intent of this research effort to construct and evaluate such an aircraft carrier production function. This model will then permit defense managers to have better understanding of the actual input-output process of operating sea-based tactical aircraft.
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A MODEL OF FLEET DEFENSE BY INTERCEPTOR AIRCRAFT
June 1, 1974
This research contribution describes an iterative Monte Carlo computer simulation of fleet defense by carrier-based aircraft. The model is completely general in regard to the size of the committed forces and the capabilities of their weapons, and it allows some diversity in the composition of the defending interceptor force. It also permits consideration of a variety of tactical options.
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