The Air Force has made a significant investment in Integrated Modular Avionics (IMA) in the late 1980' and 1990's with the only real application of a totally integrated avionics suite in the F-22. The next new tactical platform, the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), will also employ integrated avionics leveraging off of the F-22, but what about the existing fleet of tactical platforms like the F-15, F-16 and the F/A-18? Can currently fielded aircraft leverage the Air Force investment in integrated avionics to meet the requirements of weapon system deficiencies, function upgrades, and modernization? A Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) was performed from Feb 95 to Apr 96 by the Air Force with participation from the Navy, comparing federated or a "black box" approach to an integrated avionics suite in the area of Communications, Navigation, Identification (CNI) for a specific waveforms/requirements. The integrated CNI system used in the CBA was based on portions of the F-22's integrated avionics suite. Several phenomenon surfaced during the CBA when trying to fit IMA systems into today's tactical weapon systems and the current federated "way of thinking". These phenomena are discussed.


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    Title :

    Phenomenology of integrated avionics and the currently fielded aircraft market


    Contributors:
    Minges, M. (author)


    Publication date :

    1997


    Size :

    7 Seiten




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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