Developmental Test Technology Investment
Abstract
Develops, acquires and sustains critical test technology and instrumentation: Provides the necessary test instrumentation, computer and communications systems, data collection, analysis and reporting equipment and other test capabilities to successfully develop and test Army weapons and equipment. Provides the necessary live, virtual and constructive environment, hardware-in-the-loop capabilities and models and simulations needed for testing the Army materiel. Acquires instrumentation to measure performance of C4 systems; reliability, availability and maintainability (RAM) data collection on tracked and wheeled vehicles; ballistic transducers for measuring chamber pressures during ammunition tests; supports development of common data collection instrumentation and data management systems used in testing across all test commodity areas and test lifecycles; continues replacement and upgrade of range control instrumentation, radar, optics and telemetry equipment used in missile testing; acquires data recorders, signal conditioning equipment, data processing equipment and other instrumentation for various aircraft tests; upgrades natural environments test instrumentation used for testing weapon systems, vehicles, munitions and support equipment in extreme hot desert environments as well as extreme cold conditions; continues upgrade of survivability/vulnerability test capabilities in support of live fire testing; upgrades and replaces mobile range communications equipment and digital end devices; and improves test efficiency through the use of smart devices as data collectors.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2017
- Source ID
- 2de1a8b21dbc1663a96f894fd3d5aabe