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Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle (2020)

Chapter: Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25756.
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Acronyms and Abbreviations

Ao availability
ACAT Acquisition Category
AF Air Force
AFLCMC Air Force Life Cycle Management Center
AFLCMC/LG Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Logistics Directorate
AFMC Air Force Materiel Command
AFSC Air Force Sustainment Center
AI artificial intelligence
ALIS Autonomic Logistics Information System
AMC Air Mobility Command
AoA analysis of alternatives
APB Acquisition Program Baseline
ATP authority to proceed
BCA business case analysis
CBM+ Condition-Based Maintenance Plus
CE chief engineer
CRH Combat Rescue Helicopter
DD disposition decision
DoD Department of Defense
DTO Delta Technical Operations (Delta TechOps)
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25756.
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EMD Engineering and Manufacturing Development
EWI Education with Industry
FOC full operational capability
GAO Government Accountability Office
HQE highly qualified expert
I iteration
IOC initial operational capability
IPA Individual Program Augmentee
JSTARS Joint Surveillance and Target Attack Radar System
KPP key performance parameter
KSA key system attributes
LCMC Life Cycle Management Center
LCSP Life Cycle Sustainment Plan
MDD materiel development decision
MS milestone
MVCR minimum viable capability release
MVP minimum viable product
NAVAIR Cost Department at Naval Air Systems Command
O&S operations and sustainment
OD outcome determination
OEM original equipment manufacturer
OSA open system architecture
PBL performance-based logistics
PEO program executive officer
PM program manager
PMO program management office
PO program office
PSA product support arrangement
PSM product support manager
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25756.
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R release
RSO Rapid Sustainment Office
SAE Service Acquisition Executive
SAF/AQ Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics
SAF/AQD Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Logistics and Product Support
SES Senior Executive Service
SMXG Software Maintenance Group
TMRR Technology Maturation and Risk Reduction
USAF U.S. Air Force
Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25756.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25756.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix E: Acronyms and Abbreviations." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020. Weapons System Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25756.
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According to the Government Accountability Office, sustainment of weapon systems accounts for approximately 70 percent of the total life-cycle costs. When sustainment is not considered early in the development process or as an integral part of the systems engineering design, it can negatively affect the ability of the Air Force to maintain and improve the weapon system once it enters service.

At the request of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, Weapons Systems Sustainment Planning Early in the Development Life Cycle identifies at what point or phase of the development of a weapons system sustainment planning should be integrated into the program; examines and provides recommendations regarding how sustainment planning should be evaluated throughout the development process; investigates and describes the current challenges with sustainment planning and determines what changes have occurred throughout the acquisition process that may have eroded sustainment planning; and identifies opportunities for acquisitions offices to gain greater access to sustainment expertise.

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