Implementation of Common Modular Test and Training Instrumentation Standards.

Abstract

In analyzing air combat operations during the Vietnam War it was clear that aircrews needed some method of providing real-time training feedback in order to adequately prepare them for battle. It was in this post Vietnam era that the Tactical Aircrew Combat Training System (TACTS) was developed. The TACTS system was unique in that it provided the combat aircrew with weapons simulations and real-time kill removal. The aircrews could land, be debriefed on the mission and apply lessons learned that same day. The instrumentation designed for this effort was also unique for its time. It had to have communications, processing, position determination capabilities, and aircraft interface hardware fielded in a small durable package capable of surviving high dynamic, edge of the envelope maneuvers. Now, over 20 years later, TACTS is still being used but new instrumentation packages which are about the same size, but capable of doing much more, are in the acquisition pipeline. As aircraft and other weapons platforms evolve, so must our test and training instrumentation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 26, 1999
Accession Number
ADA368603

Entities

People

  • Jeffrey S. Mayer

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aircrafts
  • Communication Systems
  • Computing System Architectures
  • Consortiums
  • Data Links
  • Instrumentation
  • Lessons Learned
  • Life Cycles
  • Platforms
  • Simulations
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Systems Analysis and Design