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Reports & White Papers

U.S. Defense Modernization: Readiness Now and for the Future
U.S. military readiness is at risk due to rising defense operations and maintenance costs and ballooning personnel expenditures. This report examines dynamics within the defense budget that threaten future readiness, and outlines the consequences of using Defense Department investment accounts as a discretionary bill payer.
Publication Date: April 15, 2008

Engineering Data Interoperability - A Standards Based Approach
Across the aerospace industry, the need for efficient data exchange has never been greater. Aerospace companies have increasingly focused on the role of systems integrator, relying on partners and suppliers to provide significant portions of their aircraft designs. Meeting the requirement for integration and collaboration, however, has been costly and time-consuming given the disparate set of applications and methods typically employed.presents. This White Paper summarizes the AIA Engineering Data Interoperability Group's activities, their related findings, and their recommendations.
Publication date: March 7, 2008 How the Aerospace Industry is Facing the Lead-free Challenge
The Lead-free in Aerospace Project-Working Group has released a white paper on European Union directives that, in 2006, banned certain chemicals and compounds crucial to electronic equipment and aerospace production. The group; which includes AIA, the Avionics Maintenence Conference and the Government Electronics and Information Technology Association; summarizes guidelines and standards to meet the challenges of the EU rules.
Publication date: February 2008 Overcoming Barriers to Public Service
The current process of filling senior politically appointed leadership positions in government is not serving our best interests and is repelling the nation's best candidates from public service. Members of the AIA Legal Committee have put together this report – Overcoming Barriers to Public Service – which identifies specific problems keeping highly qualified people from working in important government posts and proposes specific fixes.
Publication date: October 2007 Materiel Readiness Modeling and Simulation Capability
An AIA Product Support Committee working group published this report for the Defense Department examining the feasibility of establishing department-wide predictive modeling and analysis capability for weapon system life cycle outcome assessments. These modeling and simulation tools would predict resource-to-outcome sensitivities for such materiel readiness drivers as materiel reliability, materiel down time and total lifecycle costs. The working group determined that such a capability is not only viable but already being applied to some program development and sustainment phases. With this report, the working group details its recommended two-phase implementation plan to address this issue.
Publication date: August 2007 Defense Rotary Wing Fleet Modernization
Both short- and long-term technology enhancements are needed to improve the safety and survivability of US military rotary wing aircraft. This report examines those enhancements, and outlines AIA position on the establishment of an overarching advisory board to address defense rotary wing aircraft issues.
Publication date: May 2007 Integrated Space Operations Summit (ISOS) Panel Report
The report makes recommendations on the industrial base supporting the space shuttle and the International Space Station, the report of the President's Commission on Moon, Mars, and Beyond, human capital issues, and technology innovation.
Publication date: March 2005 The Future of Aerospace Standardization Report
The report provides recommendations to strengthen the U.S. aerospace standards infrastructure to support and enable the creation, maintenance, and distribution of global aerospace standards, which are value added enablers for the industry.
Publication date: January 2005 Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry
The Commission on the Future of the U.S. Aerospace Industry was established by Congress to examine the political and economic environment the aerospace industry will face in the coming decades and provide recommendations and advice on government policies necessary to maintain a prosperous industry.
Publication date: November 18, 2002
 

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