National Airspace System (NAS) Software Life Cycle Management Study

Abstract

In implementing FAA-STD-026 (based on DOD-STD-216 7A) for acquiring NAS software and adopting the Ada Programming Language as the single high order language for NAS, several issues were raised pertaining to the differences in software development, testing, and maintenance practices between the NAS acquisition and operations support organizations. This report identifies and documents some of the deficiencies with respect to the existing process and guidelines used to acquire and maintain NAS software and recommends an action plan to address the identified deficiencies. In addition, it presents an overview (list of products and activities) of the NAS System Life Cycle management process within the context of a major systems acquisition, as described by FAA Orders 18100.8. The process is applicable to non-major systems as well. Keywords: Deficiencies, Software engineering, NAS software engineering.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA221180

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Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Engineered Resilient Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Configuration Management
  • Control Systems
  • Engineers
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Risk Analysis
  • Software Development
  • Software Development Tools
  • Software Metrics
  • System Software
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

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  • Computer science
  • Engineering

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  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Computer Science.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management

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