Navy Weapons Testing: Defense Policy on Early Operational Testing

Abstract

This report responds to your Committees request that we evaluate the Navys operational testing and evaluation ((JT and E)~ conducted before decisions are made on the full-scale development or low-rate initial production of weapon systems. Our objective was to determine whether the Navy conducted OT and E to support these decisions. Department of Defense(DOD) acquisition policy provides for flexible approaches but generally calls for early operational testing. Appendix I contains more detail on our objectives, scope, and methodology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 08, 1989
Accession Number
AD1177340

Entities

People

  • Frank C. Conahan

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Developmental Tests
  • Employment
  • Engineering
  • Field Tests
  • Military Acquisition
  • Military Personnel
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Operational Effectiveness
  • Personnel Management
  • Simulations
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Warfare
  • Weapon Systems

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering
  • Public Financial Management and Budgeting
  • Software Engineering