Perspectives on Operational Testing: Guest Lecture at Naval Postgraduate School

Abstract

This document was prepared to support Dr. Lillard's visit to the Naval Postgraduate School where he will provide a guest lecture to students in the T and E course. The briefing covers three primary themes: 1) evaluation of military systems on the basis of requirements and KPPs alone is often insufficient to determine effectiveness and suitability in combat conditions, 2) statistical methods are essential for developing defensible and rigorous test designs, 3) operational testing is often the only means to discover critical performance shortcomings.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 25, 2017
Accession Number
AD1046907

Entities

People

  • Vincent A. Lillard

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Boats
  • Cooperative Engagement Capability
  • Cruise Missiles
  • Littoral Combat Ships
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Radar
  • Ships
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Beds
  • Uss Arleigh Burke
  • Uss Zumwalt

Readers

  • STEM Education
  • Systems Analysis and Design