The Effects of System Prototype Demonstrations on Weapon Systems

Abstract

The inability of Department of Defense (DoD) programs to sufficiently reduce technology risk prior to entering formal systems development has between 2007 and 2012 contributed to a 13 percent cost growth in weapon systems acquisition and a 17 percent increase in cycle time to deliver initial operational capability. With the advent of key legislation and resulting DoD acquisition reform initiatives, weapon systems programs are now required to enforce a technology development strategy that can foster true risk reduction prior to entering systems development. A key enabler to reducing technology risk and thereby accelerating design maturity is the use of system prototype demonstrations. The objective of this article is to present research findings on the effects of system prototype demonstrations on weapons systems development for major defense acquisition programs. The results of this research will better inform systems engineers and contribute to improved technology development strategy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Accession Number
ADA616975

Entities

People

  • Edward J. Copeland
  • Shahryar Sarkani
  • Thomas H. Holzer
  • Timothy J. Eveleigh

Organizations

  • Defense Acquisition University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Best Practices
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Information Systems
  • Law
  • Military Acquisition
  • Models
  • National Security
  • Prototypes
  • Statistics
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Weapon Systems
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Systems Analysis and Design