8 Nov
2000
8 Nov
'00
7:05 a.m.
On Wed, 8 Nov 2000, Gene Buckle wrote:
The test & eval program was guessed at $600,000 to perform. I think what
bugs me is that the proposed new computer would give the TEWS gear an
order of magnitude jump in capability. It's a COTS design as well so the
per unit cost wouldn't be that much.
$600,000 for complete testing, including real-world flight testing?
$600,000 seems way too low for testing a complete new computer design in a
fighter jet. Maybe that was just for the software?
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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The F-15C (and possibly the E) has an ECM computer
installed that uses the
Motorola 6800 as the CPU. What sucks is that there is a far more powerful
and sophisticated unit available, but no one wants to pony up the money
for the required test and evaluation programs.
It doesn't surprise me for two reasons: 1) it would probably cost a lot of
time and money to do so and 2) if it is not broken, please do not attempt
repairs.