http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/americas_aging_aircraft_fleets/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:46:45 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/americas_aging_aircraft_fleets/comment-page-1/#comment-104887 DC Loser Wed, 22 Nov 2006 16:48:25 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2006/11/americas_aging_aircraft_fleets/#comment-104887 Along this line of thought, look at the new Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, which guides weapons system development. In the old days, requirements were based on Mission Need Statements and Operational Requirements Documents, which were almost always reactive to the threat. With the Cold War completed, the DoD needed a new way to justify the new toys without the threat since most of the threats on the horizon no longer justified the newfangled toys like the F-22, Comanche, etc. So they trot out this new Capability based system which allowed the services to pick the nifty toys the would like to buy based on the perceived benefits of such capabilities. So the acquisition system is no longer "reality-based" to reflect the threat, but is not "pie in the sky" based on newer and better capabilities which is not tied to budget nor threat. Along this line of thought, look at the new Joint Capabilities Integration and Development System, which guides weapons system development. In the old days, requirements were based on Mission Need Statements and Operational Requirements Documents, which were almost always reactive to the threat. With the Cold War completed, the DoD needed a new way to justify the new toys without the threat since most of the threats on the horizon no longer justified the newfangled toys like the F-22, Comanche, etc. So they trot out this new Capability based system which allowed the services to pick the nifty toys the would like to buy based on the perceived benefits of such capabilities. So the acquisition system is no longer "reality-based" to reflect the threat, but is not "pie in the sky" based on newer and better capabilities which is not tied to budget nor threat.

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