SURVIAC Bulletin: The Joint Live Fire (JLF) Program. Volume 18, Issue 1, 2002

Abstract

The Joint Live Fire (JLF) Program was chartered in 1984 by the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Director Defense Test & Evaluation (OUSD/DDTE), as a Joint (Air Force, Army and Navy) Test and Evaluation (JTE) Program. The purpose of the JLF Program is to test and evaluate "fielded" U.S. systems (air, land and sea) and U.S. weapons against actual foreign threats and foreign targets (air, land and sea) encountered in combat (i.e., "Better to sweat in peace, than to bleed in combat."). The original four objectives of the JLF Program have not changed. They are to: (1) Gather empirical data on the vulnerability of U.S. systems to foreign weapons and on the lethality of U.S. weapons against foreign targets; (2) Provide insight into design changes necessary to reduce vulnerabilities and improve lethalities of U.S. weapon systems; (3) Enhance the database available for battle damage assessment and repair; and (4) Validate/Calibrate current vulnerability and lethality methodologies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2002
Accession Number
ADA529157

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Detection
  • Explosives
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fire Extinguishers
  • Ignition
  • Military Aircraft
  • National Security
  • Optical Detectors
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering