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9780833035400

Test and Evaluation Trends and Costs for Aircraft and Guided Weapons

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  • ISBN13:

    9780833035400

  • ISBN10:

    0833035401

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2005-04-01
  • Publisher: RAND Corporation
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Summary

The authors examine the effects on cost of various trends in test and evalution for certian military systems.

Table of Contents

Preface iii
Figures xi
Tables xiii
Summary xv
Acknowledgments xxv
Abbreviations xxix
CHAPTER ONE Background: The Cost of Testing 1(12)
Changes in the Test Process
5(1)
T&E Constituencies
6(1)
Estimating the Cost of T&E
7(2)
Study Objectives
9(1)
Study Limitations
9(2)
Organization of the Report
11(2)
CHAPTER TWO The T&E Process 13(18)
Types of Testing
16(5)
Developmental Test and Evaluation
16(2)
Operational Test and Evaluation
18(2)
Multiservice Operational Test and Evaluation
20(1)
Qualification Operational Test and Evaluation
20(1)
Live-Fire Test and Evaluation
20(1)
Test and Evaluation Process Steps
21(3)
Determine Test Objectives
22(1)
Conduct Pretest Analysis
23(1)
Conduct Test
23(1)
Perform Post-Test Analysis
23(1)
Report Results
24(1)
Selected Test-Related Documentation
24(2)
Analysis of Alternatives
25(1)
Operational Requirements Document
25(1)
Test and Evaluation Master Plan
26(1)
Test Resources
26(5)
Modeling and Simulation
27(2)
Measurement Facilities
29(1)
System Integration Laboratories
29(1)
Hardware-in-the-Loop Facilities
29(1)
Installed System Test Facilities
29(1)
Open-Air Ranges
30(1)
CHAPTER THREE Trends in Test and Evaluation 31(28)
Acquisition Reform
31(8)
ORD Flexibility
32(2)
Total System Performance Responsibility
34(2)
Commercial Insertions (COTS/NDI)
36(3)
Modeling and Simulation
39(5)
Testing of Software-Intensive Systems
44(2)
Combined and Multiservice Testing
46(2)
Contractor Versus Government Test Facilities
48(2)
Live-Fire Testing
50(1)
Warranties
51(1)
Cost Trends
51(8)
CHAPTER FOUR Test and Evaluation Cost Data 59(16)
Cost Element Definitions
59(3)
System Test and Evaluation
59(1)
Developmental Test and Evaluation
60(1)
Operational Test and Evaluation
60(1)
Mock-Ups
61(1)
Test and Evaluation Support
61(1)
Test Facilities
62(1)
Cost Collection and Reporting
62(5)
Contractor Costs
63(1)
Government Costs
63(4)
Cost Data Sources
67(1)
Cost Data Caveats
68(3)
How This Analysis Aggregated Cost Data
71(4)
CHAPTER FIVE Estimating Test and Evaluation Costs 75(32)
Approaches to Estimating Test and Evaluation Costs
75(5)
A Priori Expectations of Aircraft ST&E Relationships
80(2)
Results of Aircraft ST&E Analysis
82(14)
Total Contractor ST&E
87(2)
Contractor Ground Testing
89(1)
Static and Fatigue Testing
90(1)
Flight Testing
91(4)
Other Contractor Test Costs
95(1)
A Priori Expectations for Guided-Weapon ST&E Relationships
96(3)
Results of Weapon ST&E Analysis
99(3)
Developing a T&E Cost Estimate
102(5)
CHAPTER SIX Conclusions and Recommendations 107(4)
APPENDIX
A. Aircraft Program Descriptions
111(34)
B. Missile Program Descriptions
145(34)
C. System Test and Evaluation Work Breakdown Structure
179(6)
Bibliography 185

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