The A-7 ALOFT Cost Model: A Study of High Technology Cost Estimating.
Abstract
This analytical study contains the development of an appropriate life cycle cost (LCC) model for the A-7 Airbrone Light Optical Fiber Technology (ALOFT) system. The model was developed to support an A-7 ALOFT economic analysis which will compare the total systems costs and performance benefits of an A-7 fiber optic linked navigation and weapons delivery system to existing or proposed wire interconnect designs. Major features of this study include the development of: (1) A process to derive cost estimates of a high technological development in the early conceptual stage; (2) An appropriate LCC model for the A-7 ALOFT economic analysis; and (3) Fiber optic costing methodology to support the LCC analysis. This analysis is a follow-on study to An Approach to the Estimation of Life Cycle Costs of a Fiber Optic Application in Military Aircraft AD-A019 379.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1975
- Accession Number
- ADA021913
Entities
People
- Earle William Knobloch
- Ronald Lloyd Johnson
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School