Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs)

Abstract

What is a TRA? It is a systematic, metrics-based process that assesses the maturity of Critical Technology Elements (CTEs). It uses Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) as the metric. It is the regulatory information requirement for all acquisition programs. Outline for this report: overview of technology considerations during systems acquisition, the TRA process, identifying critical technology elements (CTEs), technology maturation and references and resources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 11, 2006
Accession Number
ADA507237

Entities

People

  • Cynthia Dion-schwarz

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Chemical Warfare
  • Chemical Warfare Agents
  • Databases
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Manufacturing
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Reliability
  • Systems Engineering
  • Target Recognition
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • Test Facilities

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.