''Logistic Support of Army material performed under contract by commercial organization. Support may includes material facilities as well as services'': The logistic support of the material of the army carried out under contract from the organization trades them. The support can include the material facilities therefore like the services.

''Obsolescence is also very expensive, costing the US Navy (USN) hun-dreds of millions of dollars each year. '': The obsolescence is moreover much expensive, costing to the US Navy (USN) hundred of million dollars every year.

''The Deputy under Secretary of Defence for Logistics (DUSD (l)) indicates that the average cost to redesign to (single) circuit card to eliminated obsolete components is $ 250.000. '': The Delegate under the Secretary of the Defense for Logistics (DUSD (l)) indicates that the average cost in order to redesign a card in order to eliminate the obsolete members is of 250.000 dollars.

''The Electronic Industry Association (EIA) Manufacturing Operations and Committee Technology reported to cost range for redesign of $ 26,000 to $ 2 millions. '': The Electronic Industry Association (EIA) and the Manufacturing Operations and Committee Technology have marked one range of cost for the redesign from 26.000 to 2 milion of dollars.

''The (USA) Air Force is reprogramming obsolete $ 81 millions for the F-22 program to purchase or soon-to-be out-of-production parts and to redesign assemblies to accept commercial parts. '': The Air Force American is allocating 81 million dollars for the F-22 program for the purchase of already obsolete parts or that soon it they will be and for the redesign together in order to concur the inclusion of parts it trades them.

''An avionic manufacturer for the commercial airlines spent obsolete $ 600,000 to replace an Intel chip. '': A avionico supplier for the overhead lines trades has spold them $ 600,000 in order to replace an Intel chip obsolete.

''The F-16 program has spent $ 500 million to redesign an obsolete radars. '': The F-16 program has spold $ 500 million in order to redesign an obsolete radar.

''In fiscal year 1997, the KC-130 F/R program spent $ 264,000 on to life-of-type (LOT) buy as to resolution for one obsolete logic device. '': During fiscal year 1997, program KC-130 F/R has spold $ 264,000 on life-of-type buy (a LOT) like resolution for an obsolete logical device.

''The loss of, or the impending loss of, the last known supplier of an item or raw materials. DMSMS occurs when manufacturers of items or raw material suppliers batch processing lines production two to reasons such as rapid change in item or material technology, uneconomical production requirements, foreign sources competition, Federal environmental or safety requirements, or limited availability of items and raw materials used in the manufacturing process. '': The loss, or the imminent loss, of the last known supplier of an article or raw materials. The DMSMS happens when the suppliers of articles or raw materials interrupt the production because of a fast change in the technology of the material or the article, to little economic requirement of production, to the competition of foreign sources, federal requirement of emergency or acclimatize them, or to the limited availability of articles and the used raw materials in the process of manufacturing.

''During the 1970s, military requirements drove nearly all cutting-edge electronics research and development, and the military purchased about 35 percent of the industry's output of semiconductor components.
By 1984, the military was purchasing only 7 percent of the total I give-mestic semiconductor output. But in spite of the reduced market to share, military business was still desirable, The military still bought the most advanced and profit-able Chips and components, I know most vendors continued to supply the military.
It was at this Time, however, that the momentum began building to redesign military acquisition processes, in part to capitalise more effec-tively on the rapid developments in commercial electronics.
This well-intentioned movement ultimately failed to anticipated the fallout from the electronic industry's explosive growth, which would significantly change the ground rules for manufacturers.
By the late 1990s, military purchasers confronted to commercial electronic base that was expanding exponentially.
Yet to there was to lag in the understanding of how commercial growth would affect the manufacture of electronics at the component level.
By 2000 and future, the infrastructure available to support military electronics needs has eroded, the military is counting on legacy systems de-signed in the 1970s and 1980s to servants well the new century.
Active The US former-pected to be until 2030, while Army's current roster of tanks and fighting vehicle is the US Air Force expects to use its current bomber fleet until 2040. These The sever obsolescence problems experienced by aging systems can't be fixed by simple component replacement.
Many com-ponents longer not to are available. Those that remain available aren't competitive in either cost or performance with products routinely used in the commercial arena.
These The sever obsolescence problems experienced by aging systems can't be fixed by simple component replacement. Many components longer not to are available. Those that remain available aren't competitive in either cost or performance with products routinely used in the commercial arena. '': During years '70, military requirement have guided nearly all the research & development for the electronics electronic and the soldiers have bought approximately the trentacinque for hundreds of the output of the industry of the members to semiconductor.
Within 1984, the soldiers bought only seven for hundreds of output the total of dispositi to you to semiconductor for not military use.
But in spite of the percentage of the reduced market, the military commerce was still desirable, this anchor bought the integrated circuits and the members more are left over to you and more favorable, therefore the greater part of the suppliers continued to supply the military market.
In this period, however, he began himself to redesign the military processes of aquisizione, partially in order to capitalize in more effective way the fast fast development in the electronics trades them.
This way to act, also leaving with the best intentions, did not succeed to preview the coming from threat from the explosive development of the industry electronic, that it would meaningfully have changed the principles of base for the suppliers.
Within late years 90, the military purchasers have had to face a market of the electronics trade them that she was expanding herself esponenzialmente. However there was a delay in the understanding of like the development trades would have interested them the fabrication of electronics to the component level.
Within the 2000 and for the future, infrastructure necessary to support the military needs as regards electronics he will be eroded, while the soldiers are counting on the systems of the inheritance assign to you in years 70 and years 80 in order to serve the new century well: in the army of the United States, in fact, one thinks that I use it of tanks and veivoli from combat, currently in use, he must last until 2030, while the aeronautics of the United States thinks to use puts into effect it them fleet of bombers until 2040.
The problems of division obsolescence experiment to you from these systems given to you cannot be repair to you from the simple restoration of the members: many members, in fact, are not more available.
Those that remains available are competiti to you or for the cost for the performances in comparison to the products used ordinarily in the arena they trades. ''