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DOT&E Director, Operational Test & Evaluation  
FY98 Annual Report
FY98 Annual Report

DOT&E ACTIVITY SUMMARY

and

Program Oversight

DOT&E activity for FY98 involved oversight of 199 programs, including 32 under the purview of the Major Automated Information System Review Committee (MAISRC) of the OSD Defense Acquisition Board (DAB). Oversight activity begins with the early acquisition milestones, continues through approval for full-rate production and, in some instances, during full production until deleted from the DOT&E oversight list.

Our review of test planning activities for FY98 included approval of 35 Test and Evaluation Master Plans (TEMPs), as well as 44 Operational Test Plans. Live Fire Test and Evaluation (LFT&E) activity included the approval of nine LFT&E Strategies for inclusion in the TEMPs. In FY98 and to date in 1999, DOT&E prepared nine reports for the Secretary of Defense and the Congress .

DOT&E also prepared and submitted numerous reports to DAB principals for consideration in DAB deliberations.


TEST AND EVALUATION MASTER PLANS APPROVED

ACDS BLOCK I
AIM-9X SIDEWINDER
AN/ALR-67(V)3&4 ASR
CH-47D ICH
CH-60
CRUSADER (AFAS & FARV)
DJMS
DMLSS VER 2.0, CHANGE 2
E-6B MERCURY TACAMO REV A
EA-6B ICAP III
EELV
F/A-18 ATFLIR
F/A-18 PDS
F/A-18E/F SW QUALIFICATION TESTING
F-117A MPS
F-15 TEWS ALQ-135 BAND 1.5
FOTT MSII
GBS
GMLRS
JSF (INTERIM)
LAND ATTACK DESTROYER DD21
MCS VER 12
MD 48 ADCAP REV 7
MIDS F-15 FDL
NMD
NSIPS
PREDATOR MAE UAV
RAH-66 COMANCHE
RCAS INCREMENT 2
SADARM REV 4
SBIRS
SCAMP BLOCK I TERMINAL PROGRAM
SIRFC
SMART-T REV 3.5
SSDS ANNEX B CIFF-SD
 

 
OPERATIONAL TEST PLANS APPROVED

ACDS BLOCK I OT-IIC2
ACDS BLOCK I OT-IIC3
AN/ALR-67(V)3 ASR OT-IIA
AN/ALR-67(V)3 ASR OT-IIB
B-1B CMUP BLOCK D IOT&E
B-2 FOT&E
C-130 VPP PHASE I/IA
CCTT FIXED-SITE EDP
CCTT MOBILE CONFIGURATION EDP
CH-47D ICH ALT PLAN
CH-60 OT-IIA
CIS SEP
DJMS OT-II
E3 AWACS RSIP FOT&E
E-6B OT-IIIA
EELV OA#1
F/A-18 PIDS
F/A-18C/D OFP-13C
F/A-18E/F OT-IIA
F/A-18E/F OT-IIB
GCCS V3.0 STAGE I
HPCMP OTEP
ITAS EDP
JCALS SEP
JDAM
JSTARS CGS SEP
JSTARS CGS TDP
JSTARS RTP FOT&E
JTIDS CLASS 2M SEP
MCS SEP
MINUTEMAN III OA
NALCOMIS OT-IIA
NBCRS EDP/DTP
PHCA SEP
RCAS SEP
SADARM C3
SADARM SEP/EDP
SLAM-ER OT-IIA
SMART-T EDP
SMART-T SEP
SNAP-III FOT&E OT-IIIA/B
SPS OTEP
T-45 TS OT-IIB
V-22 OSPREY OT-IID/OT-IIE


LIVE FIRE TEST AND EVALUATION STRATEGIES APPROVED

AGM-84H SLAM ER LFT&E AMENDMENT
AGM-84H SLAM ER LFT&E AMENDMENT TO EVENT TP-23H
CH-47D ICH ALT LFT&E PLAN
LAND ATTACK DESTROYER DD21 LFT&E MGT PLAN
M898 SADARM LFT&E EDP
SADARM LIVE FIRE LETHALITY TEST
SLAM-ER ARENA TEST
SLAM-ER ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONING AND TARGET PREP TEST
WOLVERINE LIVE FIRE VULNERABILITY TEST


REPORTS TO CONGRESS FOR FY98 AND FY99 TO DATE


SHIP SELF DEFENSE SYSTEM (SSDS) (B-LRIP January 1998)
ALR-67 (V)3 LRIP CERTIFICATION (April 1998)
ARMY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM (ATACMS) BLOCK IA (B-LRIP/LFT&E April 1998)
LFT&E OF ARMOR PIERCING CARTRIDGES (April 1998)
JOINT STANDOFF WEAPON (JSOW) - BASELINE (B-LRIP October 1998)
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT CONTROL SYSTEM (CSSCS) (B-LRIP November 1998)
CLOSE COMBAT TACTICAL TRAINER (CCTT) (B-LRIP December 1998)
B-1B BLOCK D CONVENTIONAL MUNITION UPGRADE (CMUP) (B-LRIP January 1999)
SECURE, MOBILE, ANTI-JAM, RELIABLE, TACTICAL TERMINAL (SMART-T) (B-LRIP January 1999)


During this fiscal year the DOT&E and his staff assistants met with Service operational test agencies, program officials, private-sector organizations, and academia; monitored test activities; and provided information to the DAB committees as well as the DAB principals, the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense, the USD(A&T), the Service Secretaries, and the Congress. Active on-site participation in and observation of tests and test-related activities remain among our most effective tools. In addition to on-site participation, the DOT&E and his staff completed a total of 585 trips to review the planning, conduct, and evaluation of operational test activities.

Security considerations preclude identifying Special Access Programs (SAP) in this report. However, DOT&E continues its involvement in SAPs. The objective is to ensure operational effectiveness and suitability do not suffer because of the extraordinary security constraints imposed on these programs.

DOT&E PROGRAM OVERSIGHT

This office is responsible for approving the adequacy of plans for operational test and evaluation and for reporting to the Secretary of Defense, USD(A&T), Service Secretaries, and the Congress the operational test results for all major defense acquisition programs. For DOT&E oversight purposes, major defense acquisition programs were defined in the law to mean those programs meeting the criteria for reporting under section 2430, title 10, United States Code (Selected Acquisition Reports (SARs)). The law (sec.139(a)(2)(B)) also stipulates that the DOT&E may designate any other programs for the purpose of his oversight, review, and reporting. With the addition of such "non-major" programs, DOT&E was responsible for oversight of 199 acquisition programs during FY98.

Non-major programs are selected for DOT&E oversight after careful consideration of the relative importance of the individual program. In selecting non-SAR systems for oversight, consideration is given to one or more of the following essential elements:

  • Congress or OSD agencies have expressed a high level of interest in the program.
  • Congress has directed that DOT&E assess or report on the program as a condition for progress or production.
  • The program requires joint or multi-Service testing (the law (sec.139(b)(4)) requires the DOT&E to coordinate "testing conducted jointly by more than one military department or defense agency").
  • The program exceeds or has the potential to exceed the dollar threshold definition of a major program according to DoD 5000.1, but does not appear on the current SAR list (e.g., highly classified systems).
  • The program has a close relationship to or is a key component of a major program.
  • The program is an existing system undergoing major modification.
  • The program was previously a SAR program and OT is not yet complete.


PROGRAMS UNDER DOT&E OVERSIGHT

FISCAL YEAR 1998

ARMY

ADDS/ELPRS
AFATDS (ATCCS)
APR-39 (All Versions)
ASAS (ATCCS)
ATACMS
ATACMS BLOCK 1A (APAM)
ATACMS BLOCKS II & IIA (BAT)
ATACMS UPGRADES
AVENGER
BATTLEFIELD DIGITIZATION (Includes FBCB2)
BLACKHAWK (UH-60L)
BRADLEY FVS (M2/M3) UPGRADE
C2 VEHICLE
CCTT
CH-47D [Improved Cargo Helo (ICH)]
CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION
COMANCHE (RAH-66)
CRUSADER
CSSCS (ATCCS)
EFOG-M
FAADS C2I (ATCCS)
FMTV
FOTT
FUTURE COMBAT SYSTEM
FUTURE INFANTRY VEHICLE
FUTURE SCOUT/ CAVALRY SYSTEM
HMMLTV
IEW COMMON SENSOR
ITAS
JAVELIN (AAWS-M)
JCALS
JSTARS GSM
KIOWA WARRIOR (OH-58D)
LAND WARRIOR
LONGBOW APACHE (AH-64D)
LONGBOW HELLFIRE
LOSAT
M 993 7.62 MM AP
M 995 5.56 MM AP
M1 BREACHER
M1 HAB
M1A2 UPGRADE
M829E3
MCS (ATCCS)
MH-47E/MH-60K SOA
MLRS (ERR)
MLRS (GUIDED ROCKET)
MLRS M270A1
MLRS UPGRADE
NBC RECON VEHICLE
NON TOXIC AMMO
OCSWS
OICWS
PLS
RCAS
SADARM
SCAMP (MILSTAR BLK II)
SIDPERS3
SIIRCM/ATIRCM/CMWS
SINCGARS
SIRFC
SMART-T
STINGER RMP
TC-AIMS II
TUAV
WIDE AREA MUNITION
XM4001 40mm CANISTER CARTIDGE NAVY AAAV
ACDS BLK I
ADC (X)
AEW
AIEWS
AIM-9X UPGRADE
ALR-67/ASR
AN/SPY-1 B/D (AEGIS)
AN/SQQ-89 (SQS-53/ SQR-19)
AV-8B REMANUFACTURE
CEC
CH60 CARGO HELICOPTER
CV(X)
CVN-68 Class
DDG-51 (All Variants)
DIMHRS
E-2C
E-6A/B
EA-6B (All Upgrades)
ESSM
F/A-18 C/D (Upgrades)
F/A-18 E/F
FDS/ADS
IDECM
JMPS
JSOW BASELINE
JSOW BLU-108
JSOW UNITARY
LHD CLASS
LPD17 (LX)
MHC (COASTAL MINE HUNTER)
MIDS-LVT
MK-48 ADCAP (All Mods)
NESP (EHF)
NEW ATTACK SUB (NSSN)
NSIPS
NTCSS
QRCC/SSDS
RAM
SC-21
SEA SPARROW AIM/RIM-7
SH-60R
SLAM
SM-2 BLKS III/IIIA&B
SM-2 BLK IV/IVA
SSN21/BSY-2
STRATEGIC SEALIFT
SUB COMMS (SCSS)
T-45TS
T-AGOS/SURTASS/LFA
TAMPS
THEATRE MISSION PLANNING CENTER
TOMAHAWK (SLCM)
TRIDENT II MISSILE
UHF FOLLOW-ON SATELLITE
USMC H-1 UPGRADE
V-22
VERTICAL LAUNCH ASROC AIR FORCE ABL
ADVANCED MILSATCOM
AFMSS
ALR-56M
ALR-69 (ALL VERSIONS)
AMRAAM (AIM-120)
B-1B CMUP/JDAM
B-1B CMUP/ALL UPGRADES
B-1B CMUP/COMPUTER UPGRADE
B-1B CMUP/DSUP
B-2
C-130J (All Variants)
C-17A
CMU (CHEYENNE MTN UPGRADE)
CSEL
DCPDS
DMSP
E-3A (RSIP) AWACS
EELV
F-15 FDL (JTIDS)
F-15/TEWS
F-22
GCSS-AF
GTN
IMDS
JASSM
JDAM
JPALS
JPATS
JSIPS (Includes CIGGS &A3I)
JSTARS (E-8C)
MIDS-FDL
MILSTAR
MINUTEMAN III GRP PHASE 1
MINUTEMAN III PRP
NAS
NAVSTAR GPS
PREDATOR
SBIRS
SFW
SFW P31
SWPS/TRICOMS
TITAN IV
TRAC2ES BMDO MEADS
NAVY AREA TBMD
NMD
NTW
PATRIOT PAC-3
THAAD/GBR
DFAS DJAS/CEFMS
DJMS
DPPS
EDM
STARS
DISA DMS
GCCS
DLA DSS
FAS
SPS
DoD CID
DARK STAR
GLOBAL HAWK
HSRS
JSF
JTRS
NPOESS
TCS
OSD GBS
OSD(DDR&E) HPCMP
OSD(HA)
CEIS
CHCS II
DMLSS
TMIP
 
 
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