Download or read book Military Jet Engine Acquisition written by Obaid Younossi and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As manufacturing processes and materials used in aircraft engine production change and new information on aircraft engine technology becomes available, cost-estimation techniques must be updated. The authors present a new methodology for estimating military jet engine costs, reviewing the technical parameters that drive the engine development schedule, development costs, and production costs.
Download or read book The Air Force and the Great Engine War written by Robert W. Drewes and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-09 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines the 1984 "war" that pitted Pratt and Whitney against GE in head-to-head competition for multi billion dollar defense contracts to provide high performance engines for front line fighter aircraft. The circumstances surrounding the lengthy battle led to the Air Force decision to split future engine sales between the two. Attempts to cut through emotional opinions of the "combatants," to report reality, and to identify lessons learned. Helps the reader to understand the government-to-contractor personality issues; to understand management styles, business expectations and communication skills of key participants.
Download or read book Appendix D to the Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Acquisition Reform Phase II written by United States. Defense Science Board. Task Force on Defense Acquisition Reform (Phase II) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Potential for Broader DoD Use of Commercial Turbine Engine Acquisition Practices and Processes written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seeking ways to reduce military aircraft expenditures, IDA investigated the potential for expanded military use of commercial acquisition practices and processes to acquire and maintain aircraft turbine engines. This commercial acquisition process includes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) certification procedure for aircraft turbine engines. IDA reviewed the extent to which commercial engines can meet military aircraft application requirements. The review compared commercial aircraft turbine engine acquisition practices and processes to those used by the military. Past use of commercial subsonic turbine engines in military transport and similar utility aircraft has clearly shown that commercial practices and processes can be used successfully to develop and produce engines for subsonic military applications. However, the examination of the technical requirements for subsonic and supersonic aircraft engines found several design differences. IDA recommends that (1) DoD retain the present military turbine engine development process for supersonic military fighter/attack aircraft, and (2) DoD engine procurement procedures be streamlined by incorporation of the proven compatible commercial aircraft engine acquisition processes for subsonic transport, tankers, unmanned air vehicles, utility aircraft, and selected bomber applications.
Download or read book The Future of Military Engines written by Andrew P. Hunter and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2021-10-08 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CSIS's The Future of Military Engines looks at the state of the U.S. military engine industrial base and the choices confronting policymakers at the Department of Defense (DoD). The military engine industrial base is closely tied to the industrial base for commercial engines. U.S. engine providers use many of the same facilities and largely the same supply chain for military and commercial engines. The ability to leverage commercial supply chains is critical because supply chain quality underlies the performance advantage of U.S. military engines, both for individual aircraft and military aircraft fleets. International competitors such as Russia and China are seeking to overtake the U.S. in engines. However, the current U.S. advantage is sustainable if it is treated as a national priority. Many military aircraft, especially fighters, require engines with important differences from commercial aircraft. They fly different flight profiles and perform different jobs. These differences mean that while DoD can leverage the commercial engine industrial base, it must also make investments to sustain the industrial base’s unique military components. In the next few years, DoD investment in military engines is projected to decrease significantly, particularly for R&D. This presents a challenge as military-unique engineering skills are highly perishable. Four major policy choices confront DoD as it formulates its investment approach to military engines going forward: 1) Priority, 2) Resources, 3) Business Model, and 4) Competition. The DoD is at an inflection point for engine investment, and the time for choosing on these four key policy questions will come in the next few years.
Download or read book Evolutionary Acquisition written by Mark A. Lorell and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "So far, EA implementation of military space programs has produced mixed results. The capabilities and requirements definition and management processes are major challenges in all EA programs. EA programs require an evolutionary costing approach; most cost analysts interviewed expressed generally positive views about EA."--BOOK JACKET.
Download or read book Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Acquisition Reform phase II Annex D written by United States. Defense Science Board and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In April 1993, the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition) asked the Defense Science Board (DSB) to undertake a study to define comprehensive modifications to the process the Department of Defense uses to acquire goods and services. Out of that initial tasking grew a number of complementary studies, each looking at a specific industry or technical capability with the intention of reducing and increasing acquisition efficiencies through the application of commercial practices. In September, Robert J. Herman, Chairman of the DSB Task Force on Defense Acquisition Reform, asked General Bernard P Randolph, USAF (Retired), to form a panel to study Jet Engines as a Pilot Industry. The purpose was to determine the feasibility of procuring all military jet engines using commercial practices.
Download or read book Analytics of Third party Claim Recovery for Military Aircraft Engine Warranties written by John E. Peters and published by RAND Corporation. This book was released on 2002 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prepared for the Office of the Secretary of Defense."
Download or read book Defense Acquisitions Analysis of Costs for the Joint Strike Fighter Engine Program written by and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Air Force and the Great Engine War written by Robert W. Drewes and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highly publicized accounts of abuse in military weapons procurement have raised both citizen awareness of and citizen concern with the properly monitored spending of US defense dollars. Not long ago, media reports of spare parts overpricing and related problems ignited harsh public criticism of the handling of the multibillion dollar defense contracts for the F100 jet engine. According to Colonel Robert Drewes, US Air Force, though, the outcome of the subsequent "Great Engine War" calls not for criticism, but for praise for the Department of Defense. Long before the public became aware of the controversy, the Air Force was grappling with the problems of the F100 high performance engine and the contract for its procurement and maintenance. As difficulties mounted in negotiations with the sole-source supplier, the Air Force, Navy, and Congress held their ground and eventually prevailed. The account of their combined efforts is an encouraging story about the Department of Defense and the US Government "setting things right," a story that has not been fully told before. The case is not closed on jet engine contracting, or any other kind of defense contracting, but the Great Engine War is welcome reassurance that US defense dollars --closely monitored-- will be spent wisely. Bradley C. Hosmer Lieutenant General, US Air Force President, National Defense University.
Download or read book Improving the Efficiency of Engines for Large Nonfighter Aircraft written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2007-08-30 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Because of the important national defense contribution of large, non-fighter aircraft, rapidly increasing fuel costs and increasing dependence on imported oil have triggered significant interest in increased aircraft engine efficiency by the U.S. Air Force. To help address this need, the Air Force asked the National Research Council (NRC) to examine and assess technical options for improving engine efficiency of all large non-fighter aircraft under Air Force command. This report presents a review of current Air Force fuel consumption patterns; an analysis of previous programs designed to replace aircraft engines; an examination of proposed engine modifications; an assessment of the potential impact of alternative fuels and engine science and technology programs, and an analysis of costs and funding requirements.
Download or read book The Development of the B 52 and Jet Propulsion written by Mark David Mandeles and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Jet Makers written by Charles D. Bright and published by University Press of Kansas. This book was released on 1978 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The F100 Engine Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Demonstration written by Mary E. Chenoweth and published by Rand Corporation. This book was released on 2006 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The authors describe spend analyses they conducted in 2002 for the first phase of a purchasing and supply management demonstration at the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center for of F100 jet engine spares and repair services and jet engine bearings. The authors detail required data and processes for a spend analysis and discuss the implications of their findings for F100 purchasing and supply-chain management for future spend analyses.
Download or read book Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on Defense Acquisition Reform Phase II written by United States. Defense Science Board. Task Force on Defense Acquisition Reform (Phase II) and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Development of the B 52 and Jet Propulsion written by Mark David Mandeles and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National security decision makers face an uncertain world where the accelerated growth of knowledge has changed the character of technological advance and destabilized long-standing relations within and among the military services. Dr Mandeles separates the principles that guide decision making from the proverbs through a case study of decision making in the early post-World War II period. This study examines the impact of organization on the invention and development of jet propulsion-in the form of the B-52-and illustrates both the organizational conditions conducive to developing new operational concepts and the organizational innovations necessary to implement new technology. This study also examines how the Air Force organized to learn and acquire new technology, how the Air Force conceived or identified problems, and how it organized to ensure management would respond to program failure or errors. Attention is devoted to the origins of the weapons system operational requirement, the initial concept of operation, the evolution of technology, organizational structure, and implementation.
