An Analysis of Weapon System Readiness for Operational Testing

Abstract

The purpose of this thesis is to analyze Army weapon system Operational Tests & Evaluations (OT&E) that have been conducted at Fort Hunter- Liggett, California. Four weapon systems were reviewed and analyzed including: the ADATS (LOS-F-H) air defense system, Avenger (Pedestal Mounted Stinger) air defense system, OH-58D (AHIP) scout helicopter and the Apache (AH-64) attack helicopter. The most common issues that Program Managers encountered in preparing their systems for operational testing were identified. A comparative analysis provides a summary of these problems and the reasons they occurred along with proposed solutions, enhancement observations, and 'lessons learned' that should be useful to Program Managers. This thesis concludes that Program Managers need to place greater emphasis on preparation for operational testing with attention on the areas of test schedules, technical manuals, resources, and user training. Acquisition lessons learned, Test and evaluation,

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA280356

Entities

People

  • James B. Mills

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Defense
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Defense Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Employment
  • Flight Training
  • Lessons Learned
  • Personnel Management
  • Reliability
  • Students
  • Systems Engineering
  • Systems Management
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training Devices
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Military Science
  • Software Engineering