03322cam a22005178a 4500 rnd000000000111350 RAND 20200811100937.0 040921s2004 caua b 000 0 eng 2004005294 0833035401 (pbk. : alk. paper) RAND/MG-109-AF (Sirsi) o54670377 $28.00 paperback DLC DLC RSM n-us--- UG1243 .T47 2004 Test and evaluation trends and costs for aircraft and guided weapons / Bernard Fox ... [et al.]. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2004. xxxiii, 187 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "RAND Project Air Force." Includes bibliographical references (p. 185-187). Background: The Cost of Testing -- The T&E Process -- Trends in Test and Evaluation -- Test and Evaluation Cost Data -- Estimating Test and Evaluation Costs -- Conclusions and Recommendations -- Appendix: Aircraft Program Descriptions -- Missile Program Descriptions -- System Test and Evaluation Work -- Breakdown Structure. As military systems have become more complex, testing has become more time consuming and costly. A number of efficiencies have been proposed and implemented, such as increasing use of modeling and simulation and combining developmental and operational testing. How have these approaches worked in practice? And do traditional metrics for estimating the cost of testing still apply? This study addressed these issues by examining system-level testing for selected fixed-wing aircraft, missiles and guided munitions programs. The actual times and costs appear to be largely in step with the increasing complexity of the systems and test programs, so the proportion of development costs that the testing represents has not changed markedly. Although the available data are not sufficient to isolate the effects of discrete initiatives, some, such as modeling and simulation and combined testing, have empirically demonstrated their value on a variety of programs. The authors provide cost estimating methodologies and reference information on the programs they studied. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. United States. Air Force Weapons systems Costs. United States. Air Force Weapons systems Testing. Airplanes, Military United States Costs. Airplanes, Military United States Testing. Air-to-surface missiles Costs. Air-to-surface missiles Testing. Antiaircraft missiles United States Costs. Antiaircraft missiles United States Testing. Fox, Bernard, 1951- author. Boito, Michael. author. Graser, John C. author. Younossi, Obaid. author. Project Air Force (U.S.). Resource Management Program. Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG109/ 600038 600038