TY - BOOK AU - LAVIN W.Christopher TI - The long term effects of an aging fleet on operational availability and cost: evidence from the U.S. Coast Guard PY - 2017/// KW - OPERATIONAL AVAILABILITY KW - PROGRAM COST KW - COASTGUARDS FLEET KW - MILITARY CAPABILITY KW - DEFENCE SPENDING N2 - The paper examines the effects of aging fleets's operational availability and operating cost. It is found that the aging fleet has resulted in higher annual operating cpsts and lower operational availability, although the nature of the relationship remains unclear UR - https://doi.org/10.1080/10242694.2016.1192833 ER -