DocumentCode
2157409
Title
The Nimrod AEW flies again; a procurement case study
Author
Dalcher, Darren
Author_Institution
Sch. of Comput., South Bank Univ., London, UK
fYear
1994
fDate
24-27 May 1994
Firstpage
163
Lastpage
167
Abstract
The case study presented introduces the background to the development of the Nimrod AEW (Airborne Early Warning System) and its eventual demise. The Nimrod programme represents the largest development effort of its time. In the context of forensic ECBS, it represents a classical catalogue of failures
Keywords
aerospace computing; contracts; systems analysis; systems engineering; Airborne Early Warning System; Nimrod AEW flies; Nimrod programme; engineering of computer based systems; failures; forensic ECBS; largest development effort; procurement case study; Aerospace electronics; Aerospace industry; Command and control systems; Computer aided software engineering; Contracts; Europe; Forensics; Government; Procurement; Radar equipment;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Systems Engineering of Computer-Based Systems, 1994., Proceedings., 1994 Tutorial and Workshop on
Conference_Location
Stockholm
Print_ISBN
0-8186-5715-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ECBS.1994.331666
Filename
331666
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