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Overview

OSCAM USAF was developed for the C-17 System Program Office (SPO), but was designed to be flexible enough to provide a generic O&S cost estimation model for USAF aircraft.

Note: The OSCAM USAF model is not currently being maintained or updated. Please reach out to the OSCAM Program Management team for more information.

OSCAM USAF

OSCAM USAF was developed for the USAF C-17 SPO. It was designed to be used for a wide range of USAF aircraft, so the F-22 Program Office and the Aeronautical Systems Center Cost Analysis Staff were also involved in its development.

A Data Management Tool (DMT) was developed for OSCAM USAF, enabling maintenance philosophies to be applied to component level data within a work breakdown structure. In addition, the OSCAM USAF model has undergone a rigorous verification and validation process in order to build confidence that it can be trusted when used properly with valid input data.

OSCAM USAF has been used for life cycle O&S cost estimates to evaluate contractor and organic support concepts. Other uses of the model include O&S trade-off analyses, R-TOC tradeoff studies and initiative evaluations and the evaluation of future upgrades/modifications.

OSCAM USAF shares a common heritage with OSCAM Air and OSCAM JSF.  It has been superseded by OSCAM Air and OSCAM JSF but still shares a great deal in common with these tools.