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Showing 1 to 20 of 40 for “"Weapon systems"”.
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Economic incentives in aerospace weapon systems procurement
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 1998.
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A unique prototyping concept for missile and aviation weapon systems
… concept to support aviation and missile weapon system requirements. The U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command has an electrical and mechanical prototyping capability that has existed for twenty-five years, but has been geographically and functionally separated. These capabilities have …
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Mission emphasis and the determination of needs for new weapon systems
… to understand the determination of needs of new weapon systems must take into account inputs and actions beyond the formally documented requirements generation process. This study analyzes three recent historical cases of fighter aircraft development to identify decisions made independently from …
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Major Weapon Systems Acquisition and Life Cycle Cost estimation: a case study
The Major Weapon Systems Acquisition Process requires the acquiring organizations to make long term resource commitments, whereas the defense budgets of many nations have declined over the past decade. Therefore, it is imperative for program managers and acquisition practitioners to make informed …
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Threat-Analysis Oriented Digital Twinning of ML-Powered Future Autonomous Weapon Systems
… (AI) and machine learning (ML) into autonomous weapon systems (AWS) for perception, decision support, and control. As these systems become more software-defined, their cyber attack surface expands across sensing, communications, autonomy logic, and human-machine interfaces. As human oversight …
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Developing a Parametric Cost Model for Operating Costs of Army Ground Combat Weapon Systems
… predicting operating costs of Army ground combat weapon systems. The model is intended to be used during the first two phases of the Army's acquisition process. The research necessary to develop the model was guided by two questions: what weapon system characteristics (such as weight, horsepower, …
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The Legitimacy and Accountability for the Deployment of Autonomous Weapon Systems under International Humanitarian Law
Recent advances in automated weapon systems and decreasing need to have human operators in the loop of decision-making processes, has given the floor to one of the most controversial matters in the history of warfare: the emergence of Autonomous Weapon Systems, known as AWS. AWS it has been the …
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A study of the effects of acquisition policy on the climate for technological innovation in the procurement of U.S. Air Force weapon systems
Thesis (M.S.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1988.
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Peruvian weapon system acquisition process
Historically, the acquisition of a weapon systems in the Republic of Peru has been made on the basis of system effectiveness and initial acquisition cost, with little or no consideration being given to operating and support costs that will be incurred after the system is deployed in the field. Peru …
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A proposed approach to assess supply chain risks to meet the new challenges in the Defense industry
… (DoD) had doubled its planned investments in new weapon systems from about $700 billion in 2001 to nearly $1.4 trillion in 2006. Despite the technical superiority of its weapon systems, DoD's weapon systems acquisition process had been plagued with cost increases, schedule delays, and performance …
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Portfolio management in the Air Force : current status and opportunities
There are hundreds of weapons programs, under the management of the United States Air Force worth billions of dollars. These programs are being developed to fulfill a need in the U.S. defense strategy. Bringing these weapon systems to operational status is not an easy process. It takes …
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Using a System-Theoretic Approach for Cyber Mission Assurance of the Royal Canadian Air Force Over the Horizon Radar System
… However, the existing fleet of radar systems are not only limited but fast approaching technological obsolescence against modern adversarial weapon systems. As a solution, the Royal Canadian Air Force committed to deliver the Over the Horizon Radar systems that will significantly …
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The politics of innovative military doctrine : the U.S. Navy and fleet ballistic missiles
The Polaris and Trident II SLBM weapon systems were developed by the U.S. Navy during periods of major strategic nuclear modernization, when national leaders were concerned about the vulnerability of U.S. Air Force land based nuclear forces to Soviet attack. Both Navy systems provided a superior …
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An analysis of technical and policy drivers in Current U.S. nuclear weapons force structure
U.S. nuclear weapons force structure accounts for the number and types of strategic and nonstrategic weapon systems in various locations that comprise the nuclear arsenal. While exact numbers, locations, and detailed designs remain classified, motivations for the current and future of the nuclear …
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An evaluation of the prime vendor support approach to U.S. Army weapon system sustainment
… several initiatives to contain support costs for weapon systems. Recently a new weapon system sustainment concept advanced by industry, known as Prime Vendor Support (PVS), has been either under consideration or already adopted as a means of reducing support costs. PVS requires that the DOD …
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The Avenger and SGT York: an examination of two air defense systems nondevelopmental item acquisition programs
… managers must acquire technologically superior weapon systems within shorter time periods with less resources. One effective way to accomplish this is to utilize an NDI Acquisition program. This thesis analyzes two NDI Acquisition programs, the SGT York and Avenger Air Defense Systems, to …
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Analyzing the Surface Warfare Operational Effectiveness of an Offshore Patrol Vessel using Agent Based Modeling
… armed to combat the threat. While the weapon systems placed on OPVs have a significant impact on simulation results, additional factors indicate that interactions between associated OPV systems and outside contributors are also vital.
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Heterogeneous defensive naval weapon assignment to swarming threats in real-time
… the efficient pairing of multiple defensive weapon systems to several incoming threats operating in multiple domains by providing the operator with recommended weapon-target pairings based on current defensive capabilities and threat profiles. The model consists of a pre-processing algorithm …
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Systems Engineering Processes for the Acquisition of Prognostic and Health Management Systems
Prognostic and Health Management (PHM) systems often experience delayed fielding and lengthened maturation cycles due to their relative immaturity and the fact that they are regarded as non-flight critical systems. The national fiscal crisis and rising debt of the U.S. have each placed increased …
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