Cost of ownership for military cargo aircraft using a common versus disparate display configuration

Daniel D. Desjardins; Marvin C. Most

doi:10.1117/12.853416

5 May 2010 Cost of ownership for military cargo aircraft using a common versus disparate display configuration

Daniel D. Desjardins, Marvin C. Most

Proceedings Volume 7690, Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display 2010 and Display Technologies and Applications for Defense, Security, and Avionics IV; 769018 (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853416
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

A 2009 paper considered possibilities for applying a common display suite to various front-line bubble canopy fighters, whereas further research suggests the cost savings, post Milestone C production/deployment, might not be advantageous. The situation for military cargo and tanker aircraft, may offer a different paradigm. The primary objective of Defense acquisition is to acquire quality products that satisfy user needs with measurable improvements to mission capability and operational support, in a timely manner, and at a fair and reasonable price. DODD 5000.01 specifies that all participants in the acquisition system shall recognize the reality of fiscal constraints, viewing cost as an independent variable. DoD Components must therefore plan programs based on realistic projections of the dollars and manpower likely to be available in future years and also identify the total costs of ownership, as well as the major drivers of total ownership costs. In theory, therefore, this has already been done for existing cargo/tanker aircraft programs accommodating independent, disparate display suites. This paper goes beyond that stage by exploring total costs of ownership for a hypothetical common approach to cargo/tanker display avionics, bounded by looking at a limited number of such aircraft, e.g., C-5, C-17, C-130H (variants), and C-130J. It is the purpose of this paper to reveal whether there are total cost of ownership advantages for a common approach over and above the existing disparate approach. Aside from cost issues, other considerations, i.e., availability and supportability, may also be analyzed.

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Daniel D. Desjardins and Marvin C. Most "Cost of ownership for military cargo aircraft using a common versus disparate display configuration", Proc. SPIE 7690, Three-Dimensional Imaging, Visualization, and Display 2010 and Display Technologies and Applications for Defense, Security, and Avionics IV, 769018 (5 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.853416

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