Predicting the reliability of a complex military system

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the reliability projection for a complex military system. For the purposes of this paper we will consider this a mobile system with standalone subsystems integrated onto the platform. The reliability of the overall system is determined by these subsystems as well as the reliability of the mobile platform itself. At the time the reliability projection was made, the system had been previously tested in developmental and operational environments. Following the first developmental test (DT), the system entered into operational testing (OT). After completion of the initial DT and OT testing, the system underwent corrective actions to address issues uncovered in testing. After correction, the system underwent additional developmental testing. After the last phase of developmental testing, analysis was done to project the system´s reliability prior to entering the second OT. While taking into consideration the subsystems and their impact on the overall affect on the platforms reliability, the analysis concluded the reliability of a specific component greatly affected the projected reliability of the platform in an operational environment.