Operational Testing: From Basics To System-Of-Systems Capabilities

Abstract

This article examines the need to develop and implement a System of Systems (SoS) operational test methodology and supporting infrastructure in the U.S. Air Force (USAF). It discusses impacts on the acquisition and decision authority communities at large, with emphasis on operational testing in particular. Beginning with the fundamental requirements for testing, the article presents the realities of the effect of the Information Age on those requirements. The current progress in developing the acquisition business model and the technical capabilities to facilitate SoS test are reviewed. The authors then provide a plausible way ahead that will leverage training and testing capabilities through integrated venues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA540129

Entities

People

  • Dwight W. Polk
  • Kent Burkhard
  • Michael W. Kometer
  • Susana V. Mckee

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Aerial Warfare
  • Air Force
  • Command And Control
  • Commerce
  • Game Theory
  • Information Systems
  • Infrastructure
  • Military Organizations
  • Situational Awareness
  • System Of Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • Test Methods
  • Training
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Systems Analysis and Design