Test and Evaluation Support
Abstract
Test facilities, capabilities and resources operated through this program include wind tunnels, rocket and jet engine test cells, hypersonic and subsonic testing, limited space environmental simulation chambers, armament test ranges, hardware-in-the-loop test facilities, climatic test facilities, avionics test facilities, aircraft testbeds, dry lakebed landing sites, instrumented test ranges, civilian payroll, and contractor services. It also provides resources for maintaining and modifying as required Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) assigned test and test support coded aircraft. No acquisition contracts are funded from this program; test support contracts for services and supplies and equipment are predominantly awarded on the basis of full and open competition. This program element is in Budget Activity 6, RDT&E Management Support, because it funds institutional infrastructure resources (civilians, aircraft, facilities and ranges) to operate the Air Force test activities which are included in the Department of Defense (DoD) Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0605807F_6_3600_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY10: $10.0M Congressional add for civ pay for the contractor to civilian conversion $3.3M for fuel The price for fuel in this program element is calculated using the FY 2010 President's Budget of $89.46 versus the current fuel composite rate of $118.02. This would require $4.313M ; $3.291M is requested in the FY10 supplemental and $1.022M will be funded through an anticipated reprogramming. FY11: The FY 2010 President's Budget submittal did not reflect FY 2011 through FY 2015 funding. Therefore, explanation of changes between the two budget positions cannot be made in a relevant manner.
- Service Agency Name
- Air Force
Entities
Organizations
- United States Air Force
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