1 / 13

MPAR Cost-Benefit Discussion

MPAR Cost-Benefit Discussion. Mark Weber Jeff Herd 14 December 2009. Purpose of Briefing. Update MPAR acquisition cost data developed from ongoing Lincoln-MaCom panel demonstration project Review methodology used to compare life-cycle costs for MPAR versus legacy radars

ingrid-kane
Download Presentation

MPAR Cost-Benefit Discussion

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. MPAR Cost-Benefit Discussion Mark Weber Jeff Herd 14 December 2009

  2. Purpose of Briefing • Update MPAR acquisition cost data developed from ongoing Lincoln-MaCom panel demonstration project • Review methodology used to compare life-cycle costs for MPAR versus legacy radars • Discuss strategies for developing monetary benefits associated with MPAR

  3. Active Phased Array Radar Recurring Cost Distribution Typical Radar Cost Breakout* Radar + Proc Active ESA Signal, Data Processor Receiver/Exciter Active ESA • Major cost of phased array radar is in active electronically scanned array (AESA) aperture • Typical AESA is 75% of total radar cost* • Key AESA cost driver is transmit-receive module * Loomis, J.M.; ‘Army Radar Requirements for the 21st Century’, 2007 IEEE Radar Conference, 17-20 April 2007 Page(s):1 - 6

  4. MPAR Risk Reduction Panel DC Power + Control Heat Exchanger T/R Modules Aperture Board • MPAR risk reduction panel cost estimates based upon low/high volume pricing from multiple sources • Domestic and off-shore • Utilizing commercial high volume manufacturing practices • Target cost of $50k per m2

  5. MPAR T/R Module Cost • IC chip cost estimates based upon current commercial wafer processing costs for >2M parts • All costs based upon actual Bills of Material (BOM) • Current assembly, test, and overhead costs based upon actual MPAR T/R module fabrication and test • Potential for reduced costs based upon additional IC chip integration and lower bandpass filter cost

  6. MPAR Aperture Board Cost 16” Lowest PC Board Estimate Highest PC Board Estimate • Biggest cost driver for Aperture Board is multilayer PC board • Significant spread in PC board manufacturer costs (~factor of 2) • Rollup cost estimates for panel range between $7k-15k ($40k-90k per m2) • Close to target cost of ~ $50k per m2

  7. Cost Rollups • “Terminal” MPAR (4 m diameter, ASR equivalent) • Low: (50 m2 x $41 K/m2) ÷ 0.6 = $ 3.4 M • High: (50 m2 x $88 K/m2) ÷ 0.6 = $ 7.3 M • Full Scale MPAR (8 m diameter, NEXRAD, TDWR, ARSR equivalent) • Low: (201 m2 x $41 K/m2) ÷ 0.6 = $ 13.7 M • High: (201 m2 x $88 K/m2) ÷ 0.6 = $ 29.5 M • TDWR Replacement Costs (per Ted Weyrauch, AJT 1210) • Equipment: $7.0 M per site • Installation: $0.5 M per site • Activation/Commissioning $0.5 M per site • Academy Course Development $3.0 M total • Aeronautic Center Facility $100 M total • Logistics Center Stock (25% of equip.) $1.75 M per site • Log. Ctr. test equip./support contracts $80 M total • Program Office Support $40 M total • P3I $173 M total Roughly 50% of TDWR replacement costs are non-recurring

  8. Purpose of Briefing • Update MPAR acquisition cost data developed from ongoing Lincoln-MaCom panel demonstration project • Review methodology used to compare life-cycle costs for MPAR versus legacy radars • Discuss strategies for developing monetary benefits associated with MPAR

  9. Life Cycle Cost Comparison(Presented to NAS Study Panel) $2.4B • Assumptions: • 510 legacy @ $5-10M ea • 167 full-size MPAR @ $15M ea • 167 terminal-area MPAR @ $5M ea • Legacy O&M = $0.5M per year • MPAR O&M = $0.3M per year • Replacement of legacy systems with MPAR on as-needed basis saves ~ $2.4B over 20-year period • Majority of savings comes from reduced O&M costs • Assumes equivalent cost per element of $188.00 ($100k per m2) • Must include assembly, testing, radar back-end, software, …

  10. Purpose of Briefing • Update MPAR acquisition cost data developed from ongoing Lincoln-MaCom panel demonstration project • Review methodology used to compare life-cycle costs for MPAR versus legacy radars • Discuss strategies for developing monetary benefits associated with MPAR

  11. Multifunction Phased Array Radar Need methodology for ascribing monetary benefits to potential service improvements

  12. Example: Model for Assessing Impact of Reduced Tornado Warning Lead Times

  13. Tornado Impact Mitigation: (i) Reduced Lead Time, (ii)Reduced Lead Time plus Improved PD

More Related