Evidence-based Certification Analysis and Planning in Acquisition

The Air Force is looking to improve the operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness of current and future weapon systems while reducing cost and schedule. The ultimate goal is to provide the war fighter with the best weapon systems possible on schedule and below initial cost estimates. To achieve this, more than Model Based System Engineering, Digital thread and Digital Twin (DT/DTw) are required.The ability to understand the impact of aircraft certification must be considered. Certification can take the form of Air Worthiness, Assurance of Communications, Navigation, Surveillance/Air Traffic (CNS-ATM) Compliance, along with future cyber security requirements/certifications.These certifications currently create an unknow impact on cost and schedule which can have major impacts on the success or failure of the procurement.Historically, most certification guidance is specified using a text-based format that requires alignment with an aircraft systems design to fully understand the true impacts associated with certifying that design, engineering, cost and schedule. To greatly enhance the current and future acquisition process, Securboration Inc. will focus on Aircraft, CNS-AMT and Cyber Certification and their impact on the acquisition cycle by developing an innovative Evidence-based Certification Analysis and Planning (ECAP) framework.