Modern military evolutionary acquisition and the ramifications of RAMS
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Authors
Gaver, Donald P.
Jacobs, Patricia A.
Seglie, Ernest A.
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Date of Issue
2005
Date
2005
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
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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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Technical Report
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Department
Operations Research
Organization
Director, Operational Test and Evaluation The Pentagon.
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NPS Report Number
NPS-OR-05-006
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Format
ii, 17 p.: ill. col.;28 cm.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.