Initial flight integration will actually be easier because the developer will not have to worry about creating flight profile information for every potential client. They can just create it for UAI and test it on a bird. The only thing that needs to be done on individual airframes is separation tests.
Here is a quote of the costs of classic integration vs UAI.
F-15E/LJDAM out-of-cycle integration done in 3 months and $2.5M vice normal 3-5 years for OFP and $20-25M!
Here is a nice, detailed article on UAI (page 23)
As to the PDFs, I just downloaded both from the links without a prob.
snafu352, What charge?
Overall, weapon charges should be less. Each manufacturer will not have to develop “drivers” for each different type of airframe the weapon could be used on. They only have to develop for UAI thereby saving development funds and saving the client money.
UAI will also reduce client costs by introducing completion into the mix. By the 2018 timeframe, clients could choose between AMRAAM, AIM-9, Derby, ASRAAM, Python, Meteor, MICA (radar&IR), IRIS-T, native missile (Turkish, Indian, etc) for any future A2A missile. UAI also brings this idea of competition to A2G munitions & pods.
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