Estimating Deployed Airlift and Equipment Requirements for F-16 Aircraft in Support of the Advanced Logistics Project

The Advanced Logistics Project (ALP) is a 5-year DARPA effort to investigate automated architectures to increase the efficiency of logistics support for deploying combat forces. The Mission-Resource Value Assessment Tool (M-R VAT) is a joint AFIT/AFRL adjunct processor to the ALP. The purpose of the M-R VAT is to select optimal force packages to meet the needs of theater commanders, considering both weapon system capability and the logistics package required to support them. This research supports the development of the M-R VAT's capability in two fundamental ways: first, through the development of an airlift estimation function; and second, by defining and justifying equipment requirements rule-sets. The airlift estimation function is a critical component of the force package optimization algorithm research being conducted in a parallel effort.