RAND Reports

[Orionblamblam]

Re: RAND Bomber

I hope you didn't have to pay $450.00.

A small fraction of that. Still a solid chunk of cash, more than I'd've preferred to spend, but it was that or spend the money on beer and hookers. Since this is Utah...

I know you're a rich American capitalist...

Two out of three ain't bad, I suppose.

 

[aim9xray]

What?? You're not American?

 

[bobbymike]

I hope you didn't have to pay $450.00.

A small fraction of that. Still a solid chunk of cash, more than I'd've preferred to spend, but it was that or spend the money on beer and hookers. Since this is Utah...

I know you're a rich American capitalist...

Two out of three ain't bad, I suppose.

What?? You're not American?

OBB =

 

[Orionblamblam]

OBB =

Hmmm. Obsolete, outdated, bad for your health. Yup, that's about right. Throw in something to symbolize "financially strapped" and "chick repellant," and you'll have covered all the bases.

 

[Grey Havoc]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Via MilitaryPhotos.net:

http://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/technical_reports/TR1300/TR1321/RAND_TR1321.pdf

 

[Grey Havoc]

LOW-ALTITUDE MANNED PENETRATORS:
A COMPARISON OF DROMEDARY-CARRIED
PARASITE AND TANKER-SUPPORTED,
LARGE BOMBER SYSTEMS (U)

[1965]

A late '60s spin-off of the study is mentioned in this report.

 

[Grey Havoc]

SYSTEM COSTS FOR
STRATEGIC PENETRATOR SYSTEMS USING
SUBMERSIBLE AND CONVENTIONAL
AIRCRAFT (U)

[1965]

 

[Grey Havoc]

SOVIET REACTIONS TO NATO'S EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEEP ATTACK

[August 1985]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Reinforcing Deterrence on NATO's Eastern Flank

Wargaming the Defense of the Baltics

[February 2016]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Twelve Case Studies of Terminations and Divestitures by Business Firms

[April 1986]

 

[Grey Havoc]

Lightning over Water

[2000 AD]

 

[jsport]

I didn't know that the RAND think tank designed aircraft...

If it could fit on carrier elevator it would be better than the A-12 which itself would be much greater than what currently populates carriers.

 

[Grey Havoc]

An Exploration of Integrated Ground Weapons Concepts for Armor/Anti-Armor Missions (RAND/DARPA, 1991)

 

[Grey Havoc]

The Strategic Defense Initiative in Soviet Planning and Policy (1988)

Updated link: https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA213736.pdf

 

[Grey Havoc]

The Future of Warfare in 2030: Project Overview and Conclusions (2020)

 

[TMA1]

Extending Russia: Competing for Advantageous Ground

The United States is locked in a great-power competition with Russia. What are Russia's greatest anxieties and vulnerabilities? How can the United States exploit these vulnerabilities? And what are the potential costs and risks of doing so?

www.rand.org

Here is a famous one. Titled "extending Russia" and it discussed things like exploiting tensions with Armenia and Azerbaijan till Russia has to potentially intervene. Discusses similar strategies in Ukraine, Syria, etc... I remember actually finding this and reading it before the nagorno karabakh conflict started up. This is an example of why I do not look at the current conflict in isolation and why I do not trust or like either side in it.

Russia is powerful but the sheer might of our myriad NGOs, media presence and intelligence agencies combined overwhelm and decimate other global players. Our soft power projection is second to none. You can find a lot of important info from these NGOs and think tanks. As Alex Jones used to amusingly say back in the day: "I'VE READ THEIR WHITE PAPERS!!!"

 

[Grey Havoc]

The Stryker Brigade Combat Team
Rethinking Strategic Responsiveness and Assessing Deployment Options (2002)

 

[Grey Havoc]

RAND Report R-227, Air Defense Study
[Abridged]
(October 15th 1951)

 

[Grey Havoc]

US, Europe fly the same jets, but can’t always fix each other’s: Rand

Variants within the same plane model, incompatible support equipment and a lack of shared data create barriers to interoperability, a Rand report warns.

www.defensenews.com

In theory, the fact that the United States and Europe fly many of the same jets should be a blessing. Common aircraft models — such as the F-35 and F-16 — should mean common spare parts, ground support equipment and mechanics who can fix similar planes from different nations.

But the reality is more complicated. Different variants within the same model, incompatible support equipment and a lack of shared data and procedures create barriers to interoperability, researchers with the Rand Corporation think tank warned in a September report.