Title :
Reliability initiatives: US Air Force
Author :
Gillis, Richard F.
Author_Institution :
Air Force Acquisition Logistics Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, USA
Abstract :
The US Air Force initiative called R&M (reliability and maintainability) 2000 is discussed. The purpose of this initiative is to make R&M a normal business practice in Air Force weapon system acquisition and support. The author considers the activities towards improving the R&M of Air Force weapon systems and accomplishing the goals of R&M 2000. Future aspects are also dealt with
Keywords :
aircraft; maintenance engineering; military equipment; reliability; weapons; USA; aircraft; maintainability; maintenance; reliability; weapon system; Aerospace electronics; Assembly systems; Contracts; Costing; Costs; Logistics; Maintenance; Military aircraft; US Department of Defense; Weapons;
Conference_Titel :
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1988. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location :
Los Angeles, CA
DOI :
10.1109/ARMS.1988.196413
