Transcript Enhanced Wiring Integrity Systems (EWIS) DoD Potential

DoD
Night-Vision
Devices
~50%
in troubleshooting
Some 10,000 night vision tubes
arereduction
returned annually
from the field and
are demilitarized (destroyed)time
due to a lack of retest verification.
However, image intensifier tubes “classified for demil” in the field have
subsequently successfully passed
MIL-specs
during and
reevaluations.
Increased
readiness
fewer The
AIMS automated equipment will be capable of rapidly performing optical
mission aborts due to wiring incidents
A-tests as required by government and industry for image intensifier
tubes.
9,336 man-hours saved in F-16 repair
This capability will reduce cycle
time
for six
returned
night vision devices
in the
first
months
and significantly reduce costs to the DoD by decreasing destruction of
good image intensifier tubes.F-15 realized $3M cost avoidance to
CTMA Investment - $200.1K;
date Industry Cost Share - $10.8K
Automated Intensifier Measurement System (AIMS)
DoD Potential Cost Benefits $15-22M/year assuming full DoD deployment
Application by Armed Services
DoD Benefits
CTMA Sponsored:
Tobyhanna Army Depot night vision devices – AIMS tester capable of
performing required optical A-tests in approximately 16 minutes versus 2-16
hours manually and reduces the present tube backlog by saving good tubes
from demil.
Benefits:
AIMS Tester is capable of performing required optical
A-tests in approximately 16 minutes versus 2-16 hours
manually reducing the present tube backlog by saving good
tubes from demil.
Potential:
 AIMS reduces backlog!
 Strain on supply system is reduced by increasing tube availability
resulting in increased mission readiness.
 Saves good tubes from demil.
DoD Potential Benefit*:
Services need tubes now!
- Approximate number of fielded systems:
~400,000 systems
- Potential annual maintainer rejected tubes: ~10,000 (est.)
- Maintainer rejected that pass specifications: 50-75%
(5,000-7,500 tubes)
- DoD Tube savings per year (~$3,000/tube) $15-22.5M
-DoD benefit on investment of approximately 6:1 is achievable
*Calculations based on NSWC Crane’s Affordable Readiness Program.