Study Team Says Common Hardware, Software Can Cut BMDO Radar Costs

By Thomas Duffy / March 28, 2000 at 5:00 AM
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization can shave dollars off its numerous radar programs by focusing on common hardware and software and adopting an "open" design architecture for each program, an internal study team has told BMDO Director Lt. Gen. Ron Kadish. The team delivered its recommendations to Kadish on Feb. 22, Cmdr. Michael Scharf told InsideDefense.com today. Scharf, program integrator for BMDO's Navy Area Missile Defense program, was a member of the study team. The study looked at the National...

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