To counter the rapid spread of China’s advanced military presence across the Indo-Pacific region, the U.S. Department of Defense is pursuing multiple approaches to rapidly transform its own forces through the accelerated application of emerging technologies, such as the Replicator Initiative. The author identifies U.S. Air Force Replicator attributes and lays out a potentially viable and valuable Replicator option for the Air Force.
Authors
- Division
- RAND Project AIR FORCE Force Modernization and Employment Program
- Pages
- 16
- Published in
- United States
- RAND Identifier
- PE-A3120-1
- RAND Type
- commentary
- Rights
- RAND Corporation
- Series
- Expert Insights
- Source
- https://www.rand.org/pubs/perspectives/PEA3120-1.html
Table of Contents
- REPLICATOR IS NOT A NEW IDEA FOR THE AIR FORCE 4
- ATTRITABLE IS A CRUCIAL REPLICATOR CHARACTERISTIC 5
- RUNWAY INDEPENDENCE MATTERS 7
- A SENSOR MESH IS THE PLACE TO START 8
- What Is A Sensor Mesh 8
- Why Is a Sensor Mesh Valuable 9
- ACHIEVING AN AIR FORCE REPLICATOR CAPABILITY IN THE SHORT TERM 10
- Size Matters 10
- Keep It Simple 12
- Notes 14
- MAINTAIN MOMENTUM 14
- References 15
- About the Author 16
