Dod Weapon Systems

Author : Anonim
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 58 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1422308650

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Weapons Acquisition: DoD Should Strengthen Policies for Assessing Technical Data Needs to Support Weapon Systems by Anonim Pdf

Army and the Air Force have encountered limitations in their sustainment plans for some fielded weapon systems because they lacked needed technical data rights. The lack of technical data rights has limited the services flexibility to make changes to sustainment plans that are aimed at achieving cost savings and meeting legislative requirements regarding depot maintenance capabilities. During our review we identified seven Army and Air Force weapon system programs where these military services encountered limitations in implementing revisions to sustainment plans C-17 aircraft, F-22 aircraft, C-130J aircraft, Up-armored High- Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), Stryker family of vehicles, Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) aircraft, and M4 carbine. Although the circumstances surrounding each case were unique, earlier decisions made on technical data rights during system acquisition were cited as a primary reason for the limitations subsequently encountered. As a result of the limitations encountered due to the lack of technical data rights, the services had to alter their plans for developing maintenance capability at public depots, new sources of supply to increase production, or competitive offers for the acquisition of spare parts and components to reduce sustainment costs. For example, the Air Force identified a need to develop a capability to perform maintenance on the C-17 at government depots but lacked the requisite technical data rights. Consequently, the Air Force is seeking to form partnerships with C-17 subvendors to develop its depot maintenance capability. Its efforts to form these partnerships have had mixed results, according to Air Force officials, because some sub-vendors have declined to provide the needed technical data.

Author : Dale R. Copley
Publisher : Nova Snova
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1536155950

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Weapons Systems: Annual Assessment and Cybersecurity by Dale R. Copley Pdf

DOD acquires new weapons for its warfighters through a management process known as the Defense Acquisition System. Chapter 1 contains GAOs 16th annual assessment of the Department of Defenses (DOD) $1.66 trillion portfolio of 86 major weapon systems acquisition programs. It examines changes in the portfolio since 2016, including DODs progress implementing acquisition reforms. The Department of Defense (DOD) faces mounting challenges in protecting its weapon systems from increasingly sophisticated cyber threats. Chapter 2 addresses (1) factors that contribute to the current state of DOD weapon systems cybersecurity, (2) vulnerabilities in weapons that are under development, and (3) steps DOD is taking to develop more cyber resilient weapon systems.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on USAF Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 99 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780309675857

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Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Air Force Studies Board,Committee on USAF Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle Pdf

According to the Government Accountability Office, sustainment of weapon systems accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total life-cycle costs. When sustainment is not considered early in the development process or as an integral part of the systems engineering design, it can negatively affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain and improve the weapon system once it enters service. At the request of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Weapons Systems Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle identifies at what point or phase of the development of a weapons system sustainment planning should be integrated into the program; examines and provides recommendations regarding how sustainment planning should be evaluated throughout the development process; investigates and describes the current challenges with sustainment planning and determines what changes have occurred throughout the acquisition process that may have eroded sustainment planning; and identifies opportunities for acquisitions offices to gain greater access to sustainment expertise.

Author : Obaid Younossi
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780833041357

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Is Weapon System Cost Growth Increasing? by Obaid Younossi Pdf

In recent decades, there have been numerous attempts to rein in the cost growth of U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) acquisition programs. Cost growth is the ratio of the cost estimate reported in a program's final Selected Acquisition Report (SAR) and the cost-estimate baseline reported in a prior SAR issued at a particular milestone. Drawing on prior RAND research, new analyses of completed and ongoing weapon system programs, and data drawn from SARs, this study addresses the following questions: What is the cost growth of DoD weapon systems? What has been the trend of cost growth over the past three decades? To address the magnitude of cost growth, it examines cost growth in completed programs; to evaluate the cost growth trend over time, it provides additional analysis of a selection of ongoing programs. This sample of ongoing programs permits a look at growth trends in the more recent past. Changes in the mix of system types over time and dollar-weighted analysis were also considered because earlier studies have suggested that cost growth varies by program type and the cost of the program. The findings suggest that development cost growth over the past three decades has remained high and without any significant improvement.

Author : Thomas C. Lassman
Publisher : Department of the Army
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2008-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : RUTGERS:39030036359836

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Sources of Weapon Systems Innovation in the Department of Defense: Role of Research and Development 1945-2000 by Thomas C. Lassman Pdf

A broad historical overview of changing institutional patterns of technological innovation with the Defense Department's major weapons laboratories.

Author : Nehal Bhuta,Susanne Beck,Robin Geiβ
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 421 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-09
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107153561

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Autonomous Weapons Systems by Nehal Bhuta,Susanne Beck,Robin Geiβ Pdf

This examination of the implications and regulation of autonomous weapons systems combines contributions from law, robotics and philosophy.

Author : Louis J. Rodrigues
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1999-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0788180827

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Best Practices by Louis J. Rodrigues Pdf

Author : Thomas C. Lassman
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437914979

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Sources of Weapon Systems Innovation in the Department of Defense by Thomas C. Lassman Pdf

Contents: (1) Intro.: The Sources of Weapon Systems Innovation; (2) R&D in the Army: Changing Institutional Patterns of Army R& D after World War II; The Content of R&D in the Arsenal System; The Decline of the Arsenal System; (3) R&D in the Navy: Bureau of Ordnance; Bureau of Aeronautics; Bureau of Ships; From Bureaus and Laboratories to System Commands and Research Centers; (4) R&D in the Air Force: From Army Air Corps to U.S. Air Force, 1907-1950; Growth and Diversification: The Air Research and Development Command, 1950-1961; Reintegration: R&D in the Air Force Systems Command, 1961-1991; Coming Full Circle: Patterns of Organizational Change in Air Force R&D Since 1945; (5) Review and Retrospect. Biblio.

Author : Marc Robbins,James R. Broyles,Josh Girardini,Kristin Van Abel,Patricia Boren
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Decision support systems
ISBN : 1977401570

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Improving DoD's Weapon System Support Program by Marc Robbins,James R. Broyles,Josh Girardini,Kristin Van Abel,Patricia Boren Pdf

"Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."

Author : Neil M. Singer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Arms transfers
ISBN : STANFORD:36105112086264

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Cost Growth in Weapon Systems by Neil M. Singer Pdf

Author : Department of the Army
Publisher : Skyhorse Publishing Inc.
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2008-11-17
Category : History
ISBN : 9781602393363

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U.S. Army Weapons Systems 2009 by Department of the Army Pdf

In addition, it covers cutting-edge tech that will soon be employed by our soldiers: missiles, small arms, biological detection systems, rockets, reconnaissance systems, radios, planes, bows and arrows (believe it or not)...you name it, this book has it. Also included is a thorough discussion of Future Combat Systems (FCS), the system of systems that, when fully operational, will provide the Army and joint forces with unprecedented capability to see the enemy, engage him on our terms, and defeat him on the twenty-first century battlefield. Full-color photographs illustrate each weapon, making this the most comprehensive and up-to-date resource of its kind.

Author : Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 44 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2011-07-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437987669

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DOD Weapon Systems: Missed Trade-off Opportunities During Requirements Reviews by Michael J. Sullivan Pdf

The Joint Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) considered trade-offs made by the military services before validating requirements for four of the seven proposed programs it reviewed in FY 2010. According to Dept. of Defense (DOD) officials, the most significant trade-offs are made by the military services during the analysis of alternatives (AOA), which occurs between the JROC's review of an Initial Capabilities Document (ICD) and its review of a Capability Development Document (CDD). The Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009 (WSARA) directed JROC to ensure trade-offsamong cost, schedule, and performance objectives are considered as part of its requirements review process. This report addresses (1) the extent to which the JROC has considered trade-offs within programs, (2) the quality of resource estimates presented to the JROC, and (3) the extent to which the JROC is prioritizing requirements and capability gaps. Includes recommendations. Figures. This is a print on demand report.

Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-13
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1976369266

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Weapons Acquisition by United States Government Accountability Office Pdf

A critical element in the life cycle of a weapon system is the availability of the item's technical data-recorded information used to define a design and to produce, support, maintain, or operate the item. Because a weapon system may remain in the defense inventory for decades following initial acquisition, technical data decisions made during acquisition can have far-reaching implications over its life cycle. In August 2004, GAO recommended that the Department of Defense (DOD) consider requiring program offices to develop acquisition strategies that provide for future delivery of technical data should the need arise to select an alternative source for logistics support or to offer the work out for competition. For this review, GAO (1) evaluated how sustainment plans for Army and Air Force weapon systems had been affected by technical data rights and (2) examined requirements for obtaining technical data rights under current DOD acquisition policies.

Author : Michael J. Sullivan
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2010-03
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781437924749

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Defense Acquisitions by Michael J. Sullivan Pdf

DoD weapon programs often experience significant cost and schedule problems because they are allowed to start with too many technical unknowns and not enough knowledge about the development and production risks they entail. This report reviews DoD's Analysis of Alternatives (AOA) process -- intended to assess the operational effectiveness, costs, and risks of alternative weapon system solutions. This report: (1) examines whether AOAs have been effective in identifying the most promising options and providing a sound rationale for weapon program initiation; (2) determines what factors have affected the scope and quality of AOAs; and (3) assesses whether recent DoD policy changes will enhance the effectiveness of AOAs. Illus.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1990
Category : United States
ISBN : UIUC:30112033974483

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Weapons Testing by Anonim Pdf