Director, Operational Test and Evaluation FY 2005 Annual Report

Abstract

The Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) activities for Fiscal Year 2005 (FY05) are characterized by three dominant themes: providing information for acquisition decision makers, providing direct support to our warfighters, and assessing the adequacy of Test and Evaluation (T&E) resources for future testing needs. In support of acquisition, DOT&E published nine Beyond Low-Rate Initial Production Reports, including those for the highly visible and often controversial F-22 Raptor and V-22 Osprey. DOT&E monitored 279 Major Defense Acquisition Programs (MDAPs) and special interest programs. This included test adequacy reviews for 56 Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), 10 Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) strategies, and 50 individual Test and Evaluation Plans (TEPs) for specific test events. In continuing support to our war warfighters, the LFT&E staff monitored Service efforts to upgrade armor for tactical vehicles, as well as Service efforts to resolve personal body armor testing variances. DOT&E also provided T&E advice to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Joint Rapid Acquisition Cell (JRAC) to help ensure performance is demonstrated before fielding. The results of DOT&E Information Assurance (IA) assessments of legacy systems received wide visibility within the Department of Defense (DoD), including OSD, the Joint Staff, and the Combatant Commanders (COCOMs). The DOT&E Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) program acted in direct response to COCOM requests via its re-engineered Quick Reaction Test (QRT) process. In assessing future testing resource needs, DOT&E provides strategic planning inputs to the Defense Test Resource Management Center (DTRMC) to which several DOT&E responsibilities regarding T&E resources have been transferred. DOT&E also works with the individual Services to address future testing needs for air, land, and naval warfare.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA484384

Entities

Organizations

  • Office of the Secretary of Defense

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Airframes
  • Anti-Tank Missiles
  • Boats
  • Fire Control Systems
  • Guided Bombs
  • Marine Transportation
  • Military Science
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Warfare
  • Warning Systems
  • Weapons Effects

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management