Testing aircraft fleet management policies using simulation experiments

Abstract

The Australian Defence Force is in the process of receiving several new capabilities following recent acquisition decisions. In an era of declining government-and thus military-spending, there is an increasing imperative to maximize performance within existing Defence budgets. Therefore there is a desire-indeed obligation-to seek to manage these new aircraft fleets in the most efficient way possible. In practice, this translates into areas such as better maintenance processes and increased operational availability.