Support Costs and Reliability in Weapons Acquisition: Approaches for Evaluating New Systems

Abstract

This paper reports on the development of a new system reliability assessment method, to be used for assessing the tradeoffs between equipment reliability and logistic support resources early in the acquisition process. The purpose is to quantify what reliability buys in terms of lower spares costs and other support costs. Both peacetime and wartime conditions are examined. The method is demonstrated using the F-15C aircraft as a model for a national Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) avionics suite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA227592

Entities

People

  • Graham D. Mcbryde
  • Karen W. Tyson
  • Mitchell S. Robinson
  • Stanley A. Horowitz
  • Stephen K. Welman

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Attrition
  • Cargo Aircraft
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Procurement
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Test Equipment
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Mobilization and Reserve Forces Studies.
  • Systems Analysis and Design