Accession Number:

AD1016395

Title:

Is 99.999% Operational Availability Practical for Department of Defense Systems

Descriptive Note:

Journal Article

Corporate Author:

Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division Crane United States

Personal Author(s):

• Young,James

Report Date:

2010-02-01

Pagination or Media Count:

5.0

Abstract:

Changes are needed to make significant improvements to operational availability and must be considered as early as possible during the design cycle however,after initial system development, design changes are typically cost-prohibitive. The Department of Defense needs to ensure maintenance and supportability are considered during all phases of the system development cycle, particularly during initial design.

Descriptors:

• defense systems
• weapon systems
• high reliability
• life cycle costs
• logistics
• department of defense
• systems engineering
• client server systems

Subject Categories:

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE