Foreign Comparative Testing Program.
Abstract
This report is the fourth and last in a series of reports addressing the Foreign Comparative Testing Program. The first report addresses the use of the Foreign Comparative Testing Program funds for the BOL Expendable Countermeasure Dispenser. The second report addresses the reporting of Foreign Comparative Testing Program project costs. The third report addresses a proposal to test nickel cadmium batteries for use on the Advanced Sea-Air-Land Delivery System vehicle. The objective of the Foreign Comparative Testing Program is to test and evaluate foreign nondevelopmental items to determine whether the items can be used to satisfy U.S. military requirements. The Foreign Comparative Testing Program is intended to reduce overall DoD acquisition costs by facilitating the procurement of successfully tested foreign nondevelopmental items in lieu of developing comparable items domestically. In the Annual Report to Congress for 1997, the Foreign Comparative Testing Program Manager reported that testing through the Foreign Comparative Testing Program and predecessor foreign testing programs had avoided nearly $3.3 billion in research, development, test, and evaluation costs from l98O through 1997. The Foreign Comparative Testing Program receives about $33 million yearly to fund DoD Component project proposals.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 13, 1998
- Accession Number
- ADA368084
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense