Support Costs and Reliability in Weapons Acquisition: Approaches for EvaluatingNew Systems

摘要

This paper reports on the development of a new system reliability assessmentmethod, to be used for assessing the tradeoffs between equipment reliability and logistic support resources early in the acquisition process. The purpose is to quantify what reliability buys in terms of lower spares costs and other support costs. Both peacetime and wartime conditions are examined. The method is demonstrated using the F-15C aircraft as a model for a national Advanced Tactical Fighter (ATF) avionics suite.