Reverse Engineering Technical Data Packages for Development of Alternate Sources of Supply for DLA Nuclear Enterprise Support Office (NESO) Reverse Engineering Technical Data Packages for Developmen

Maintaining the many types of weapons systems within the Department of Defense (DoD) is a tremendous task. Many of the weapon systems are aging and some, such as the Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) LGM-30A, were designed over 50 years ago. These aging systems are increasingly facing a shortage of sustainment components due to obsolescence. Often the aging systems are maintained by using parts from decommissioned equipment, however, some weapons systems do not have a supply of decommissioned equipment from which to reclaim parts and new manufacturing sources need to be developed. To make the problem more complex, many of the components do not have sufficient documentation to fabricate or build new components. A new, streamlined process is required to quickly develop a Technical Data Package (TDP) that will provide improved product availability by developing alternate sources of expensive and difficult to procure components.