MAS Bulletin. Foreign Weapons Evaluation (FWE) and NATO Comparative Test Programs (NATO CTP)
Abstract
The increasing emphasis on implementing a 'two-way street' approach in international R and D cooperation results from increasing competition for scarce US R and D resources, the maturation of the Free World's technology base, and the need to enhance interoperability and standardization within the NATO alliance. This Bulletin is intended to acquaint and update the readership with two DoD initiatives, the Foreign Weapons Evaluation (FWE) and the NATO comparative Test Programs (NATO CTP), each of which is a means to enhance R and D cooperation as well as helping satisfy Navy and Marine Corps requirements. The FWE program is a DoD directed and funded program that supports the evaluation of foreign weapons systems, equipment, and technologies with a view to meeting valid US operational requirements. In the context of FWE, weapons systems are defined in the broad sense to be any foreign system, subsystem, or component which is (or will be in the near term) available for US Government procurement. In the NATO CTP, the system or equipment must either offer an alternative to a US system in development or offer a cost, schedule, or performance advantage over a current US system or equipment. The major difference between the two programs is that the NATO CTP is limited to our NATO allies and includes no provision for evaluation or acquisition of technology as does the FWE program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 30, 1989
- Accession Number
- ADA270683
Entities
Organizations
- Office of Naval Research