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Army Test and Evaluation Command
Developmental Testing: Industry/Government Roundtable –
Perspectives on Transforming DT and OT
Brian Simmons
Technical Director
U.S. Army Developmental Test Command
3 March 2004
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Bottom Line Upfront
Key Factors Driving DT/OT Integration
• Technology spirals into current systems• Time not available for sequential DT then OT• Troops are deployed; hard to come by for OT• Distributed test capability – online now
AND• The Urgency of Fielding New Systems to an Army at
War!
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Why DT/OT Integration?
Bradley Fighting Vehicle
Stryker
FBCB2/Blue Force Tracking
Army Testing Timeline
Years
Months
1 Week
Future will be more about weeks than years
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ATEC T&E While at War Planning for FCS
Deployment breakingTraditional T&E phases
Must focus more herein DT while at war
Early DT LUT LRIP
Traditional IOTE too late;Soldiers unavailable
Full DT of production items
IOTE Full Rate Production
CERTEX
Must maximize OT dataCollection from CERTEX
Traditional T&E Phases
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Deployed UnitEquipment Model
Post Deployment Model
Desired Equipment toBe maintained in unit
RFIEquipment
(PM Funded)
Unit PurchasedEquipment
(O&M Funded)
Urgent MaterialRelease Equipment
(PM Funded)
IRAQTransitionEquipment(CONOPSFunded)
TOEEquipment
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ATEC Operational Assessments (OA)
OA I
• Automated Battlefield Control System (ABCS) – Completed to support the decision for good enough
OA II
• Shortstop Electronic Protection System (SEPS) / WARLOCK
• Lightweight Counter-Mortar Radar
• UAVS – Raven, Shadow, Hunter, & Predator
• …….
Purpose is to assess system performance in an operational environment.
Insights gained from these assessments support program decisions
StrykerOA in progress
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Small Unit UAV
Other Layered Sensors
Robotic Direct Fire
Robotic NLOS Fire
Robotic Sensor
Manned C2/Infantry Squad
From This...
To This...Network Centric Testing
NetworkNetwork Centric Centric
ForceForce
Distributed FireMechanismsPlatform Centric
Testing
System of Systems Testing
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Army Distributed Testing Strategy
Concept for FCS DT&ELinking Live, Virtual and Constructive
ATECInter-Range
Control Center(at White Sands)
Stimulation
SimulationSoSil
TestCenters
Sil
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Joint Distributed DT/OT Issues
• Defense Research and Engineering Network (DREN) and Defense Information System Network-Leading Edge Services (DISN-LES) Merge
• Protocols/Interfaces– Test and Training Enabling Architecture (TENA)
• Funded by OSD CTEIP; All Services participating• Need to complete the effort• Need range-wide buy-in
– Common Object Request Broker Architecture• Mandated for use in JTRS, other systems• Widely used in industry
– Real-time test requirements present challenges for both• Fidelity of Simulations • Classified Networks• Joint Test Execution
– Funding Strategy– Prioritization– Procedures– Results Future Demands that Test Interoperability
as important as Joint Operations Interoperability
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Summary
• ATEC was formed to optimize DT, OT and Evaluation effectiveness for the Army
• Three years of combined T&E planning now paying dividends in supporting an Army at war.
• Internal ATEC processes changing – continued DT and OT partnerships in test planning and conduct, as well as technology and instrumentation development are our path for the future