Has the Navy's Operational Test and Evaluation Force Become Antiquated?

Abstract

The main thrust of this paper will be centered around the issue of whether the Navy should restructure the Operational Test and Evaluation Force (OPTEVFOR) along the lines of the Army's and Air Force's independent test agencies. The paper begins with an overview of the weapon system acquisition process. It then proceeds to demonstrate how test and evaluation (T&E) fits into the acquisition process. Finally, a description and evaluation of the each of the service's independent test agencies are presented. The researcher suggests that the perceived problems are not caused by OPTEVFOR's present structural arrangement, but are the result of OPTEVFOR's philosophy. The final conclusion is that OPTEVFOR should not change its existing structure, instead it needs to expand upon its current emphasis on increased communication.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA178794

Entities

People

  • Lennart Wendel Jr.

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Air Force
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Deployment
  • Directives
  • Governments
  • Instructions
  • Management Personnel
  • Organizational Structure
  • Procurement
  • Students
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Universities
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design