Avionics Data for Cost Estimating,
Abstract
Avionics cost has been a continuing problem to the defense cost analyst. The various services and the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) have sponsored numerous avionics data collection efforts, as well as funding various companies to develop cost models and cost estimating relationships. To mention a few, both the Air Force and the Navy, and research firms such as General Research Corporation (GRC), Research Management Corporation (RMC), and Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), have all been involved at one time or another with efforts to develop the avionics cost estimation methods and a supporting data bank. The reason for this level of effort is that the costs of avionics account for nearly 30 percent of the total costs of fighter aircraft and a significant amount in most other aircraft types. Yet, because of rapid technological change, typically small production runs, and poor historical cost information, reliable prediction of avionics costs has been impeded. This paper discusses a recent Rand study sponsored by OSD/Director of Planning and Evaluation (DP and E) which had the objective of creating an avionics data base for tactical aircraft.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1977
- Accession Number
- ADA043265
Entities
People
- Bruce E. Armstrong
Organizations
- RAND Corporation