Warfare Systems Certification
Abstract
Strike Force Interoperability (SFI) begins with properly engineered warfare systems installed in US Navy Ships. The Warfare Systems Certification (WSCERT) pillar of SFI certifies that modernized warfare systems are ready for installation, properly installed, and meet warfighting mission area requirements, to include the systems' interoperability and functional integration within the Strike Force that enables successful mission accomplishment. It funds the collection and independent technical assessment of that interoperability and integration using empirically derived Objective Quality Evidence (OQE) that installed warfare systems meet required performance specifications. Using established evaluation criteria, the project assesses the maturity of proposed warfare system modernizations prior to installation and certifies readiness of modernized warfare systems for operational deployment in ships, either independently or as components of Carrier/Expeditionary Strike Groups. When evaluation criteria are not met, the program funds the development and approval of operational risk assessments. This includes conducting an analysis of all work-arounds documented in Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures (TTPs), Capabilities & Limitations (C&L), and Trouble Reports (TR) to ensure that aggregate deficiencies and work-arounds do not render the warfare system, to include the operator, ineffective. NAVSEA accomplishes these efforts through a sequential series of technical reviews that begin 18-36 months prior to a scheduled modernization of a ship's warfare system, which includes development of a Warfare System Certification Plans (WSCP), conduct of Warfare Systems Certification Readiness Reviews (WSCRR), conduct of Warfare Systems Installation Assessments (WSIA), and prior to deployment, conduct of a Warfare Systems Certification Decisions (WSCD).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 7007a53c90b161f652d9d364de4e8228