Fleet Experimentation
Abstract
The mission of the Sea Trial (Fleet Experimentation) program is the development of new or improved war fighting capabilities. Sea Trial evaluates and validates emerging Navy concepts, concepts of operations (CONOPS), doctrine and technologies through focused experimentation, rigorous analysis, and assessment and is dedicated to providing solutions to near term (within the Fiscal Year Defense Plan) war fighting gaps. Sea Trial efforts are prioritized by the flag level Sea Trial Executive Steering Group (STESG), approved by Commander, U.S. Fleet Forces, and contained in the Sea Trial annual execution plan. Sea Trial conducts experiments that examine both technological and non-technological solutions to war fighting gaps across all naval warfare areas. Sea Trial experiments run the gamut from workshops and seminars to fleet experiments, and involve all facets of experimentation including planning, systems engineering and integration, execution, data collection, analysis, and assessment. While Navy-centric, Sea Trial efforts include joint and coalition partners when appropriate. This program historically does not meet established execution benchmarks. Sea Trial experimentation differs from other Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) programs because it is based upon Fleet operational availability vice independently scheduled through war fighting labs. Because Fleet experimentation frequently must occur during the spring and summer operational schedules, the overall RDT&E obligation/expenditure rates do not align with OSD practice. As a result, Sea Trial's obligation rates do not begin to approach benchmark until the program nears the fiscal year's end while its expenditure rates generally do not approach benchmark until midway through the second year of its appropriation.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2012
- Source ID
- 3319_0604707N_4_1319_PB_2012
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