Systems Engineering and Program Management. Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons Programs

Abstract

Sound cost estimates are essential to developing good budgets and policy decisions. Some recent RAND studies have looked at estimating techniques for the nonrecurring and recurring flyaway costs of military airframes and engines. This study extends the analysis into what are termed below-the-line costs. Below-the-line costs include costs for such items as system test and evaluation, data, special test equipment and tooling, training operational site activation, industrial facilities, initial spares and repair parts and systems engineering and program management. These costs are not directly associated with the development or the production of the hardware end item. Nevertheless, they are important cost elements that are necessary for delivery of the complete end item to the government.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA454785

Entities

People

  • David E. Stem
  • Michael Boito
  • Obaid Younossi

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Radiation Missiles
  • Business Administration
  • Databases
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Military Acquisition
  • Organizational Structure
  • Satellite Guided Weapons
  • Software Development
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment

Readers

  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis
  • Software Engineering