Modern Military Evolutionary Acquisition and the Ramifications of "RAMS"

Abstract

This paper describes the administrative philosophy that currently guides the (evolutionary) acquisition of U.S. military systems. It then sketches a preliminary mathematical model that allows study of the effect of various ways to spend a fixed budget for Block b+1 upgrade so as to obtain a maximum expected number of fielded system upgrades that is effective in the field. This includes the option of simply fielding more of the previous, Block b, design units. Effectiveness/ "capability" growth is the design objective, but testing and fault removal provides for reliability growth. The model accounts for various levels of developmental and testing effort at various rates, and for obsolescence of the previous (Block b) and forthcoming (Block b+1) system versions.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA434790

Entities

People

  • Donald P. Gaver Jr.
  • Ernest A. Seglie
  • Patricia A. Jacobs

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Department Of Defense
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Mathematical Models
  • Military Acquisition
  • Models
  • Obsolescence
  • Operations Research
  • Probability
  • Random Variables
  • Reliability
  • Safety Engineering
  • Simulations
  • Stochastic Processes
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Time Intervals

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  • Systems Analysis and Design