Measures of Effectiveness (MOE) are measure designed to correspond to accomplishment of mission objectives and achievement of desired results. They quantify the results to be obtained by a system and may be expressed as probabilities that the system will perform as required. The Capability Based Assessment (CBA) defines the MOE’s and articulates them in the […]
The Live-Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) Waiver is from the legal statute in 10 USC 2366 that requires “Full-Up, System-Level Testing (FUSL), realistic survivability testing”. The statute requires a LFT&E program to include FUSL testing unless a waiver is granted. A waiver package must be sent to the Congressional defense committees prior to Milestone B.
Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) Program provides quantitative Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) information used for analyzing joint military capabilities and develops potential options for increasing military effectiveness. This program complements the Acquisition Process under DoD Directive 5000.01 “The Defense Acquisition System”. A JT&E is OT&E that brings two or more Military Departments or other
Live-Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) is an assessment of the vulnerability and lethality of a system as it progresses through Developmental Test & Evaluation (DT&E) prior to Full-Rate Production (FRP). LFT&E typically includes testing at the component, subassembly, and subsystem level, and may also draw upon design analyses, modeling and simulation, combat data, and related
Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) is conducted after the Full-Rate Production (FRP) decision and during fielding/deployment and operational support. The tests are conducted in a realistic tactical environment similar to that used in Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOT&E), but fewer test items may be used. Normally FOT&E is conducted using fielded production systems
Integrated Testing is a process intended to result in resource efficiencies (time, money, people, and assets) and an enhanced data set for separate evaluations. The goal of integrated testing is to conduct a seamless test program that produces credible qualitative and quantitative data useful to all evaluators and to address developmental, sustainment, and Critical Operational
Electromagnetic Environment Effects (E3) Testing tests the ability of a system to operate in its intended electromagnetic environment. Failure to conduct E3 testing can adversely affect the operational effectiveness of military forces, equipment, systems, and platforms. Additionally, today’s complex military operational environment is characterized by an increasingly congested electromagnetic spectrum coupled with a reduction of
Qualification testing is performed to verify the design and manufacturing process, and it provides a baseline for subsequent acceptance tests. The production qualification testing is conducted at the unit, subsystem, and system-level on production items and is completed before the production decision. The results of these tests are a critical factor in assessing the system’s
Survivability includes the elements of susceptibility, vulnerability, and recoverability. As such, survivability is an important contributor to Operational Effectiveness and Suitability. A survivability assessment should be conducted for all systems under Operational Test and Evaluation (OT&E) oversight that may be exposed to threat weapons in a combat environment or to combat-induced conditions that may degrade
In each of the Services, operational testing must be conducted under the auspices of an organization that is independent of the development agency according to Title 10 USC 2399 “Operational test and evaluation of defense acquisition programs”. To accomplish this, each service has developed its own independent testing agency that satisfies this requirement and is
