From: David Gillon <david.gillon@baesystems.com>
To: Marin David Condic <mcondic.nospam@acm.org>
Subject: Re: THAAD Study on Ada Viability
Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2000 16:44:10 +0000
Date: 2000-12-15T16:44:10+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A3A4A5A.DC1B8AC9@baesystems.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 3A38DA0B.30662DEB@acm.org
Marin David Condic wrote:
> One of the things to note about defense systems is that they differ dramatically
> from similar commercial systems in terms of their longevity. A given missile or
> avionics system can easily be around in some stage of development/maintenance
> for 20..30 years. (How old is the B52 bomber?)
The B-52 is the classic example of programme longevity. Design started
'49, first flight '52, entered service '55, production completed '70s,
currently planned retirement date 2040....
--
David Gillon
BAE SYSTEMS Avionics
Rochester, Kent, UK
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2000-12-13 22:41 ` THAAD Study on Ada Viability Singlespeeder
2000-12-13 23:43 ` Ken Garlington
2000-12-14 12:33 ` Robert Dewar
2000-12-15 2:45 ` DuckE
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2000-12-18 19:31 ` Robert L. Spooner
2000-12-19 16:05 ` Robert Dewar
2000-12-19 18:01 ` Larry Kilgallen
2000-12-16 18:50 ` Robert Deininger
2000-12-14 14:32 ` Marin David Condic
2000-12-15 16:44 ` David Gillon [this message]
2000-12-13 23:52 ` David Botton
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2000-12-14 14:35 ` John English
2000-12-14 15:05 ` Marin David Condic
2000-12-14 14:36 ` Ken Garlington
2000-12-15 10:05 ` Tarjei T. Jensen
2000-12-15 13:24 ` Marin David Condic
2000-12-15 14:19 ` Ken Garlington
2000-12-15 17:14 ` Marin David Condic
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