Aging Avionics- A Science & Technology Challenge or Acquisition Challenge?

Abstract

The fleet of aircraft which we have today, represents 90% of the aircraft which we will have well into the next century. With defense budgets shrinking, fewer new aircraft will be purchased. Avionics modernization is the highest leveraged approach to maintain and increase capability. This treatise discusses the problems associated with our existing fleet of aircraft, both from a maintenance and modernization perspective. Examples of obsolescence and retrofit issues are provided to highlight the seriousness of the problem.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2000
Accession Number
ADP010435

Entities

People

  • John Ostgaard
  • Juan Carbonell
  • Stephen D. Benning

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Department Of Defense
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Military Budgets
  • Network Protocols
  • Open System Architecture
  • Operating Systems
  • Procurement
  • Programming Languages
  • Software Development
  • System Software

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Systems Analysis and Design