Armor Testing, An Example of T&E for Rapid Acquisitions

Abstract

Testing in support of rapid acquisition is a process that sometimes comes without fully defined requirements and represents the Army's daily adaptation to battlefield realities. It is characterized by a responsive test process, streamlined decision making, and the need for test resources to already be in place to allow for rapid execution. Effort must be spent to fully characterize significant aspects of the operational environment and to continuously examine them to ensure that they remain relevant. The results must be repeatable and capable of withstanding intense scrutiny. In the fervor to provide something immediately, caution must be exercised to ensure that the solution is not worse than the problem, that is, something isn't always better than nothing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA519230

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  • John P. Rooney

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Army
  • Artillery
  • Department Of Defense
  • Developmental Tests
  • Explosive Devices
  • Fire Support
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Maryland
  • Materials
  • Military Science
  • Procurement
  • Rocket Propelled Grenades
  • Small Arms
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • War Colleges

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  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Educational Psychology
  • Systems Analysis and Design