ARGUMENT FOR THE NEED TO UPGRADE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS
ARGUMENT FOR THE NEED TO UPGRADE SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS

Summary/Abstract: Confronted with the spectacular evolution of the aircraft and other aerial assets, the systems destined to combat them, especially air defence missile systems, went through an accelerated loss of their performance. Even during their active life cycle, the majority of these systems are exposed to a dramatic decrease in the operational parameters; among them, the single shot kill is probability one of the most important. Many times, it is better to improve an existing system than buy a new one. This is a triple problem, including the cost versus performance and the cost versus the remaining lifetime or technical resource. This article proposed a work schedule in such a case, on the basis of the authors’ experience in the Air Defence Missile System upgrade activity.

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