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Analytic Support to the Army Science Board

John Matsumura, Randall Steeb, Blake Crowe, Nicholas Dienna, Yuna Huh, Gary Quintero, William Sollfrey

Prepared for the United States Army

Approved for public release, distribution unlimited The research described in this report was sponsored by the United States Army under Contract No. DASW01-01-C-0003.

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Survivability options for maneuver and transport aircraft : analytic support to the Army Science Board / John Matsumura ... [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references. “MG-123.” ISBN 0-8330-3574-6 (pbk.) 1. United States. Army—Reorganization. 2. Maneuver warfare. 3. Airlift, — United States. 4. Military doctrine—United States. I. Matsumura, John.

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This monograph summarizes research conducted by RAND Arroyo Center in support of the 2002 Army Science Board Aviation Study. The purpose of this five-month study was to help the Aviation Panel of the Army Science Board explore and assess survivability concepts and technologies associated with flexible transport aircraft that could be used to make possible new operational maneuver options for the Army’s future force. The results of this research are included in the final briefing and report produced by the Army Science Board; this monograph provides a more detailed account of the specific surviv- ability research to