Technology Sustainment
Abstract
This program develops and demonstrates sustainment technologies for transition into Air Force systems to increase readiness and reduce life cycle costs. Technologies matured and demonstrated in this program impact affordability and availability of fielded and future aerospace weapon systems by extending service life, ensuring flight safety, reducing sustainment costs, and ensuring mission readiness and capability. This program develops and demonstrates technologies that can be implemented to address operational sustainment issues on existing systems as well as supports new system sustainability through demonstration of technologies related to robust life cycle management, system design, fleet management decision making, and mission capability. Studies are conducted to identify and analyze design methodologies that focus on "building" in sustainability into future applications. This program is in Budget Activity 3, Advanced Technology Development, since it develops and demonstrates technologies for sustainment of existing and future aerospace vehicle system upgrades and/or new system developments that have military utility and address warfighter needs.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 635351_0603199F_3_3600_PB_2011
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