United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-06-24 monographic deposited born digital 8 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-938T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T P0b002ee1803834e3 f:d03938t DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-23 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T GAO-03-938T Military aircraft Military aviation Military budgets Aircraft maintenance Aircraft research Air Force procurement Strategic planning DC-10 Aircraft KC-10 Aircraft KC-135 Aircraft HC-130 Aircraft MC-130 Aircraft F-18 Aircraft S-3 Aircraft Combat Talon II Helicopter Hornet Aircraft Testimony A07345 Both the Congress and the Department of Defense are concerned about the age of the U.S. aerial refueling fleet and its potential impact on the military services' ability to meet operational requirements. Aerial refueling provides a key capability that is essential to the mobility of U.S. forces. At present, the Air Force is in the early stages of planning for modernizing its aging fleet. In this testimony, GAO was asked to present its initial observations on (1) the status of the KC-135 fleet, including its age, projected life limits, and mission capable rates (i.e., the percent of time on average that the aircraft are available to perform their assigned mission); and (2) Air Force aerial refueling requirements. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T.pdf GAO-03-938T https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-938T Testimony GAO-03-938T; Military Aircraft: Information on Air Force Aerial Refueling Tankers; Military aircraft Military aviation Military budgets Aircraft maintenance Aircraft research Air Force procurement Strategic planning DC-10 Aircraft KC-10 Aircraft KC-135 Aircraft HC-130 Aircraft MC-130 Aircraft F-18 Aircraft S-3 Aircraft Combat Talon II Helicopter Hornet Aircraft