Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle

by Air Force Studies Board, Committee on Usaf Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, et al.

According to the Government Accountability Office, sustainment of weapon systems accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total life-cycle costs. When sustainment is not considered early in the development process or as an integral part of the systems engineering design, it can negatively affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain and improve the weapon system once it enters service.

At the request of the Assistant Secretary of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309675855
• ISBN13: 9780309675857
• Release Date: July 2020
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 98 Pages