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9.5.2 Aging Aircraft Fleet Viability
Author(s) -
Bullard Randall C.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2012.tb01407.x
Subject(s) - focus (optics) , aeronautics , systems engineering , weapon system , engineering , computer science , operations management , business , marketing , physics , optics
Systems engineering in the US Air Force looks at the entire life cycle of a weapon system. While a primary focus has been on accomplishing proper SE early on at concept development, it is equally important when the system reaches the end of its planned lifetime. When deciding whether to modernize or retire a particular fleet, the Air Force looks to the Fleet Viability Board to perform an assessment.