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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Meetings and Activities." National Research Council. 2001. Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10108.
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Appendix C

Meetings and Activities

FIRST MEETING

March 27–28, 2000

Holiday Inn Georgetown

Washington, D.C.


Embedded Software

Janos Sztipanovits

DARPA/ITO


Sponsor Perspective and Discussion

Donald Daniel

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force


A Vision for Weapon System Electronics Acquisition Through the Modular Open System Approach

Lt. Col. Glen Logan

Open Systems Joint Task Force (OSJTF)


Aging Avionics

Ellis Hitt

Battelle


Affordable Combat Avionics

C. Douglas Ebersole

Aeronautical Systems Center


Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft

Jim Johnson

Naval Air Systems Command

SECOND MEETING

May 2–3, 2000

Dayton Marriott Hotel

Dayton, Ohio


Open Systems Definitions

Butch Ardis

Aeronautical Systems Center


F-22 Avionics Program

Kenneth Fehr

Aeronautical Systems Center


F-15 Avionics Challenges

Lt. Col. Geoff Donatelli

Aeronautical Systems Center/FBA


Avionics Management Directorate Product Group Manager Perspective

Debby Walker

WR-ALC/LY

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Meetings and Activities." National Research Council. 2001. Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10108.
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Affordable Combat Avionics

Lt. Gen. Robert Raggio

Aeronautical Systems Center/CC


Affordable Combat Avionics Initiative

Will Urschel

Aeronautical Systems Center/SMA


F-16 Combined Capability Improvement Program (CCIP)

Will Urschel

Aeronautical Systems Center/SMA


C-17 Affordable Avionics Road Map

Mark Wilson

Aeronautical Systems Center/YC


Weapon System Software Sustainment

Ajmel Dulai

Aeronautical Systems Center/EN


Open Avionics Systems Integration Study (OASIS)

Daniel Seal

Boeing Phantom Works


Systems, Technologies, Architectures and Acquisition Reform (STAAR) Report on Lockheed Martin's Proven Path Initiative

Tom Sarama

Lockheed Martin


Electronic Parts Obsolescence Initiative

Tony Bumbalough

Air Force Research Laboratory


Incremental Upgrade of Legacy Systems

David Corman

Boeing Phantom Works


Fiscal Policies/Funding Ground Rules

Donna Vogel

Aeronautical Systems Center/SMF


Affordable Avionics Solicitation Approach

C. Douglas Ebersole

Aeronautical Systems Center


Rapidly Transforming Electronics, a.k.a. Aging Avionics/Systems

Jon Ogg

Aeronautical Systems Center

THIRD MEETING

June 8–10, 2000

National Research Council

Washington, D.C.


Proven Path Program for Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft

Russell Frew

Lockheed Martin


Aging Avionics and the Army

Larry Johnston

Aviation Electronic Combat


Aging Avionics S&T Strategy and Program Status

Dale Johnson

Aviation & Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center


Component Obsolescence Management for Rotocraft Avionics Equipment

James Wasson

Smith Industries


Dynamically Adaptable Digital Architecture

Carl Abrahamson

TASC, Inc.


Bold Stroke

Daniel Seal

Boeing Phantom Works


JTRS

Roland Fritts

Raytheon


Synopsis of the DoD Evolutionary Acquisition Process

Noel Longuemare

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (retired)

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Meetings and Activities." National Research Council. 2001. Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10108.
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Some Views on Aging Avionics, Modular Open Systems, and Related Issues

Noel Longuemare

Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology (retired)

FOURTH MEETING

August 17–18, 2000

National Research Council

Washington, D.C.


The Joint Strike Fighter

Maj. Gen. Michael Hough

JSF Program Office


Aerospace Industries

Brig. Gen. John Douglass

USAF (retired)


Avionics for Future Air Traffic Management

James Williams

Federal Aviation Administration


Rotocraft Center of Excellence and Rotocraft Industry Technology Association

Charles Morris

National Rotorcraft Technology Center


Color of Money

Blaise Durante

Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)

FIELD STUDIES

August 16, 2000

Andrews Air Force Base

Attendees: General Lyles, Robert L. Cattoi, William G.T. Tuttle, Jr., William C. Bowes, James E. Killian, and Noel Longuemare

August 4, 2000

Langley Air Force Base

Attendees: General Jumper, Robert L. Cattoi, William G.T. Tuttle, Jr., William C. Bowes, and James E. Killian

September 19, 2000

Pentagon

Attendees: Larry Delaney, Robert L. Cattoi, Noel Longuemare, James E. Killian, and Bruce Braun

November 30, 2000

Pentagon

Attendees: V.J. Garber, Robert L. Cattoi, William G.T. Tuttle, Jr., Noel Longuemare, Rocky J. Porzio, and James E. Killian

Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Meetings and Activities." National Research Council. 2001. Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10108.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Meetings and Activities." National Research Council. 2001. Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10108.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C Meetings and Activities." National Research Council. 2001. Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/10108.
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Extending the life of an airframe has proven challenging and costly. Extending the life of an avionics system, however, is one of the most critical and difficult aspects of extending total aircraft system lifetimes. Critical components go out of production or become obsolete, and many former suppliers of military-grade components have gone out of business. From 1986 to 1996, for example, the percentage of discontinued military/aerospace electronic devices nearly doubled—from 7.5 percent to 13.5 percent. In addition, legacy avionics systems, which were designed to meet requirements of the past, generally lack the full capability to perform new missions, meet new threats, or perform well in the new information-intensive battlefield environments.

As the legacy aircraft fleet ages, avionics systems will become more and more difficult to support and maintain. Whereas the military once provided a large and profitable market for the electronics industry, the military electronics market today constitutes less than 1 percent of the commercial market. As a result, the military must increasingly rely on commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) technologies for its avionics hardware and software. Although COTS items are generally less expensive than comparable items designed especially to meet military specifications, the technology-refresh cycle for COTS is typically 18 months or less, which exacerbates the obsolescence problem for aircraft whose lifetimes are measured in decades. The short refresh cycle is driven mostly by the tremendous advances in computer systems, which comprise an increasing percentage of avionics content.

In response to a request by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, the National Research Council convened the Committee on Aging Avionics in Military Aircraft, under the auspices of the Air Force Science and Technology Board, to conduct this study. This report summarizes the following:

  • Gather information from DoD, other government agencies, and industrial sources on the status of, and issues surrounding, the aging avionics problem. This should include briefings from and discussions with senior industry executives and military acquisition and support personnel. A part of this activity should include a review of Air Force Materiel Command's study on diminishing manufacturing sources to recommend ways to mitigate avionics obsolescence.
  • Provide recommendations for new approaches and innovative techniques to improve management of aging avionics, with the goal of helping the Air Force to enhance supportability and replacement of aging and obsolescing avionics and minimize associated life cycle costs. Comment on the division of technology responsibility between DoD and industry.
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