The Enforcer aircraft program: a lower-cost alternative weapon system

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dc.contributor.advisorCarrick, Paul M.
dc.contributor.authorHolt, Robert P.
dc.contributor.authorDolan, Robert D.
dc.contributor.corporateNaval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
dc.contributor.departmentDepartment of Administrative Sciences
dc.dateMarch 1984
dc.date.accessioned2012-11-19T23:49:43Z
dc.date.available2012-11-19T23:49:43Z
dc.date.issued1984-03
dc.description.abstractThis research concerns a close air support weapon system known as the Enforcer aircraft. This system was first introduced to the military services from outside the formal competitive channels addressed in the procurement regulations. Although there is no specific operational requirement for an Enforcer type aircraft, it remains under consideration as a low cost alternative close support system in the so-called high/low mix acquisition strategy. The research analyzes the progress, to date, of the Enforcer as a system moving through the stages of the defense systems acquisition process. Emphasis is placed on the differing roles of the Enforcer's participants in that process. There is a detailed critical analysis of an Air Force Enforcer cost effectiveness analysis and of the models used in that analysis. Conclusions and recommendations arising from the study are included, especially as they relate to the expected defense acquisition environment in the latter half of the eighties.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceCommander, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.serviceLieutenant Commander, United States Navyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/theenforcerircra1094519297
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/19297
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.authorEnforcer aircraften_US
dc.subject.authorHigh/low mixen_US
dc.subject.authorAircraft acquisitionsen_US
dc.subject.authorAcquisition strategyen_US
dc.subject.authorComparative cost analysisen_US
dc.subject.authorClose air support systems acquisitionen_US
dc.subject.authorCost effectiveness analysisen_US
dc.subject.authorOperational analysisen_US
dc.subject.lcshManagementen_US
dc.titleThe Enforcer aircraft program: a lower-cost alternative weapon systemen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineManagementen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Managementen_US
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