Preliminary Analysis of Helicopter Options to Support Tunisian Counterterrorism Operations

Christopher A. Mouton ; Adam R. Grissom

RAND Corporation

RAND Corporation

关键词: Military Acquisition and Procurement;    Military Aircraft;    Counterterrorism;    Tunisia;   

DOI  :  10.7249/RR1410
RP-ID  :  RR-1410-OSD

学科分类：自然科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: RAND Corporation Published Research

【 摘 要 】

In early 2014, the government of Tunisia requested permission to purchase 12 UH-60M Blackhawk helicopters. But rising costs and delays in delivery raised the question of whether other cost-effective options exist to meet Tunisia's helicopter requirement. This report offers a preliminary assessment of alternative helicopters that are cost-effective and capable of performing the assault mission. This analysis required detailed modeling of key mission tasks on a sortie-by-sortie basis. The results suggest that several alternative platforms could offer cost-effectiveness equal to or greater than the UH-60M. Depending on availability, they might offer viable alternatives to the UH-60M acquisition.