03353cam a22005298a 4500001001900000003000500019005001700024008004100041010001700082020003500099027001900134035002200153037002200175040001800197043001200215050002200227245010200249264003700351300004800388336002600436337002600462337002800488338003600516338002700552500003000579504005400609505033300663520107100996530005802067610005502125610005702180650004702237650004902284650003602333650003802369650004902407650005102456700003402507700002902541700002902570700003002599710006002629710002202689710003102711856006202742999001902804rnd000000000111350RAND20200811100937.0040921s2004    caua     b    000 0 eng    a  2004005294  a0833035401 (pbk. : alk. paper)  aRAND/MG-109-AF  a(Sirsi) o54670377  c$28.00fpaperback  aDLCcDLCdRSM  an-us---00aUG1243b.T47 200400aTest and evaluation trends and costs for aircraft and guided weapons /cBernard Fox ... [et al.]. 1aSanta Monica, CA :bRAND,c2004.  axxxiii, 187 pages :billustrations ;c26 cm  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  avolumebnc2rdacarrier  a"RAND Project Air Force."  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 185-187).0 aBackground: 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 --gAppendix:t Aircraft Program Descriptions -- Missile Program Descriptions -- System Test and Evaluation Work -- Breakdown Structure.  aAs 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.  aAlso available on the internet via WWW in PDF format.10aUnited States.bAir ForcexWeapons systemsxCosts.10aUnited States.bAir ForcexWeapons systemsxTesting. 0aAirplanes, MilitaryzUnited StatesxCosts. 0aAirplanes, MilitaryzUnited StatesxTesting. 0aAir-to-surface missilesxCosts. 0aAir-to-surface missilesxTesting. 0aAntiaircraft missileszUnited StatesxCosts. 0aAntiaircraft missileszUnited StatesxTesting.1 aFox, Bernard,d1951-eauthor.1 aBoito, Michael.eauthor.1 aGraser, John C.eauthor.1 aYounossi, Obaid.eauthor.2 aProject Air Force (U.S.).bResource Management Program.2 aRand Corporation.1 aUnited States.bAir Force.41yOnline Accessuhttp://www.rand.org/publications/MG/MG109/  c600038d600038