Staging Options for the Air Force's Electronic Combat Test Capability: a Cost Analysis

Abstract

This study's purpose was to identify the lowest cost aircraft staging base(s) for the Air Force's proposed Electronic Combat Test Capability (ECTC). The ICTC will be an electronic simulation of a Soviet integrated air defense sector. If constructed, the ECTC would be located at the Utah Test and Training Range. A literature review revealed that there has been a need for a test capability like the ECTC since the Vietnam War era. To find the lowest cost aircraft staging base(s), a 25 year life cycle cost analysis (CA) was performed for the sponsoring agency, the Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC). The CA evaluated six staging alternatives that were identified by AFOTEC. Two significant portions of the CA were to aircraft mission workload projected for the 25 year life cycle. The CA revealed that the lowest cost staging option was to stage aircraft operations from their home bases instead of constructing a new or modifying an existing base.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA229459

Entities

People

  • Joseph J. Landino Jr.

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Defense Systems
  • Economic Analysis
  • Investments
  • Life Cycle Costs
  • Life Cycles
  • Literature Surveys
  • Resource Management
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Business

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics