The Survivable Communications Integration System was the replacement
missile
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Historically, 'missile' referred to any projectile that is thrown, shot or propelled towards a target; this ...
early warning communication system. SCIS was a program replacement awarded in the 1980s. The system was designed and delivered (late), with final introduction in the late 1990s.
In a
GAO
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article published in 1992,
E-Systems
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(the prime contractor) was significantly over budget and significantly delayed.
Management and development problems with the SCIS program have contributed to a 65 percent increase in program costs (from $142 million to $234 million) and a 3-year delay in completion (from 1992 to 1995). After working on SCIS for 4 years, the
prime contractor was unable to deliver a system that could process sensor data fast enough to meet
Air Force
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specifications. To help solve the problem, the Air Force is allowing the contractor to replace the
computer platform
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, for the second time at government expense, with a faster, more powerful model.
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