Cost Methodology for Aggregate U.S. and USSR Strategic Offensive Force Comparisons

Abstract

This document describes the development of cost estimating relationships (CERs) and other cost factors for bombers, tankers, air-to-surface missiles, ICBMs, SSBNs and SLBMs. Both RDT&E and initial procurement cost CERs are presented as are cost factors for support, procurement, recurring procurement, military construction, O&M and military personnel. The principal purpose for the derivation of these CERs and cost factors is to estimate the costs of the USSR and the U.S. strategic intercontinental attack forces in the same consistent manner. A basic requirement in the development of these cost estimates is that they should contain only those input values and/or parameters that could be estimated based on observable characteristics of USSR systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1985
Accession Number
ADA161808

Entities

People

  • Bettina Garcia
  • Herschel Kanter

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Bomber Aircraft
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Cost Estimates
  • Fleet Ballistic Missiles
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Military Personnel
  • Navy
  • Procurement
  • Tanker Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting