A Tradeoff Study to Determine the Preferred Distance Measuring Guidance Module(s) for the GBU-15Weapon System.

摘要

This is a report of a cost-benefit analysis of four alternative guidance packages for a guided weapon system. Life Cycle Costing (LCC) is used to analyze those inputs which were quantifiable in terms of costs. An original computer program was devised to sum the life cycle costs and to handle the computations for sensitivity analysis. Those inputs not found to be quantifiable are discussed qualitatively, and the basis for their contribution to the final recommendation is explained. As expected, close similarity of the alternatives in most respects led to very little difference in life cycle costs, so the recommendations are heavily influenced by the qualitative considerations. (Author)