TAILIEUCHUNG - Expendable Missiles vs. Reusable Platform Costs and Historical Data

This report evaluates the economic wisdom of relying primarily on expendable weapons, such as cruise missiles, to conduct air-to-ground strike missions. Focusing solely on cost, the author examined the . historical use of air-to-ground attack during and since the Vietnam War, looking, among other | RAND PROJECT AIR FORCE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EDUCATION AND THE ARTS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORTATION INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS LAW AND BUSINESS NATIONAL SECURITY POPULATION AND AGING PUBLIC SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TERRORISM AND HOMELAND SECURITY The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. This electronic document was made available from as a public service of the RAND Corporation. Skip all front matter Jump to Page 1 6 Support RAND Purchase this document Browse Reports Bookstore Make a charitable contribution For More Information Visit RAND at Explore RAND Project AIR FORCE View document details Limited Electronic Distribution Rights This document and trademark s contained herein are protected by law as indicated in a notice appearing later in this work. This electronic representation of RAND intellectual property is provided for noncommercial use only. Unauthorized posting of RAND electronic documents to a non-RAND website is prohibited. RAND electronic documents are protected under copyright law. Permission is required from RAND to reproduce or reuse in another form any of our research documents for commercial use. For information on reprint and linking permissions please see RAND Permissions. This product is part of the RAND Corporation technical report series. Reports may include research findings on a specific topic that is limited in scope present discussions of the methodology employed in research provide literature reviews survey instruments modeling exercises guidelines for practitioners and research professionals and supporting documentation or deliver preliminary findings. All RAND reports undergo rigorous peer review to ensure that they meet high standards for research quality and objectivity. TECHNICAL REPORT Expendable Missiles vs. Reusable Platform Costs and Historical Data Thomas Hamilton Prepared

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