US Navy, US Marine Corps, now uses software Opus Suite from Swedish Systecon for the extensive work to lower operating and maintenance costs of the fighter aircraft F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
The F-35 project gave rise to big headlines in the US a few years ago when early estimates of life cycle cost of the entire project was estimated at over one trillion US dollars, ie, about 8 000 billion Swedish kronor. Subsequently, major efforts have been made to reduce both the price of the aircraft as the cost of operating and there will Systecon into the picture. The company’s software suite provides overview and detailed understanding of the factors that influence complex systems performance and costs over the entire life cycle, and then to optimize spare parts solutions, maintenance, resources and support organization.
Potential savings of tens of billion
The Pentagon established in 2013 a “Cost war room” where the US Navy, US Air Force and the US Marine Corps and prime contractors Lockheed Martin and Pratt and Whitney meet to identify cost-cutting measures. Since autumn 2014 uses where Systecon’s software Opus Suite to evaluate and optimize the balance between air production, maintenance and lifecycle costs. The project had unsuccessfully tried several other solutions on the market before it got stuck for Opus Suite.
Early analysis indicates potential savings of several tens of billion. US Navy Air Systems Command, which has primary responsibility for the maintenance of the F-35, recently bought a so-called Enterprise license for Opus Suite, which gives the entire organization access to the software. In addition to the F-35, Opus Suite to be used for optimization and simulation of logistics support for several other systems, such as F / A18 Super Hornet, H60 Blackhawks, CH53 and V22.
- We are very excited about the impact that Opus Suite has received in the US Armed Forces. When the customer compared various alternatives were our software the only one who had the ability to model their complex problems, so we have a unique position in the market. I am convinced this will give ripples and look forward with great confidence to our continued presence in the US, says Robert Hell, CEO of Systecon AB.
In order to strengthen and clarify establishment in the United States have Systecon’s affiliates in the US since 2012, WPI Services, also switched to operate under the name Systecon North America
Opus Suite balances the F-35 program’s performance and lifecycle costs
Opus Suite is used in the project to model both the complex plane as the big multi-national organization for operation and maintenance. With simulation and cost analysis do you find out what factors are driving the cost and efficiency, and then optimizes them from a life cycle perspective. Opus Suite has been integrated as a computational engine in a solution called Joint Afford-probability model and provide both policy makers and modeling experts swift and concrete information on the effects of different suggestions for improvement or other project changes.
The use of Opus Suite F-35 program has meant that the boundaries of the system has been challenged and the tool has been proving their capacity to manage large, complex cases. F-35 will be available in three different versions and used by at least ten different countries with different operational scenarios and supply solutions over a long period.
Contact for more information:
Robert Hell, CEO, Systecon
Systecon AB
08,459 0771, 070 259 5600
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