Reports and Publications

• Air Combat Review
  • Contents
  • Summary
  • Introduction
  • The Setting for the Review
  • The Air Combat Force
  • Description of the Options
  • The Strategic and Foreign Policy Implications
  • Military Operational Implications
  • Financial Implications
  • Conclusions
  • Annex A – Defence Policy Objectives
  • Annex B – Costing Assumptions
  • Glossary

View the Review of the Options for an Air Combat Capability (February 2001) in pdf format (248kb)

Review of the Options for an Air Combat Capability
(February 2001)

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Contents

• Summary
• Introduction
  • Background
  • Structure of the Review
  • Scope of Analysis
  • Assessment Measures
• The Setting for the Review
  • Strategic Setting
  • Security Implications
  • The Financial Setting
• The Air Combat Force
  • Structure
  • The A-4 Skyhawk
  • Roles, Tasks and Activities
  • Air Combat Force Outputs
  • Enhanced Nowra Agreement
  • Training and Other Activities
  • Costs
  • Current Capability
  • Suitability of A-4 Skyhawk
  • Contribution to Defence Policy Objectives
• Description of the Options
  • Option 1 – Retain Current Level of Capability
  • Option 2 – Retain a Reduced Level of Capability
  • Option 3 – Disband the Air Combat Force
  • Decision Paths for the Air Combat Force
• The Strategic and Foreign Policy Implications
  • Option 1 – Continuation at Present Levels of Capability
  • Option 2 – Reduction in Capability
  • Option 3 – Disbandment of the Air Combat Force
  • Summary of Strategic and Foreign Policy Implications
• Military Operational Implications
  • Summary of Military Operational Implications
• Financial Implications
  • Costing Assumptions
  • Total Financial Implications
  • Personnel Implications
  • Operating Costs
  • Depreciation
  • Capital Investment
  • Affordability
  • Defence Industry
  • Summary of Financial Implications
• Conclusions
• Annex A – Defence Policy Objectives
• Annex B – Costing Assumptions
• Glossary

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