3.5.6 Test and Evaluation II 4/17

Question 1

Operation Assessment (OA) occurs before what milestone?

Why?

Answer 1

Milestone C
(Validates system meets operational requirements)

Question 1

Early Operational Assessment (EOA) occurs before what milestone?

Why

Answer 1

Milestone B
(Supports program initiation decision)

Question 2

What is Early Operational Assessment (EOA)?

Answer 2

Forecast and evaluate the potential operational effectiveness, suitability, and
cyber survivability of the system during development using experimental
models, prototypes, modeling, or simulation

Shines a light on potential risk areas through analysis of program’s progress in
identifying operational design constraints, developing system capabilities

Question 3

What is Operational Assessment (OA)?

Answer 3

1. Validates system meets operational requirements (prior to M/S C)
   * Focuses on significant trends noted in development efforts, programmatic voids,
   risk areas, adequacy of requirements, and the ability of the program to support
   adequate Operational Testing (OT)
2. Large complex programs will often have multiple OAs during EMD phase
3. OAs are typically required to support a Low Rate Initial Production Decision

Question 4

Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E) is a statutory requirement for systems that are covered under the
law (10 U.S.C. 4712)…these include what 3 covered systems?

Answer 4

1. Any major system that provides some degree of protection to its
   occupants in combat
2. Any major conventional munitions or missile program; or one that will
   acquire 1,000,000 rounds or more
3. A modification to a covered system that is likely to affect significantly the survivability or lethality of such a system

Question 5

With regard to Live Fire Test and Evaluation, how may Full Up System Level testing be waived?

Answer 5

Full Up System Level testing may be waived but Secretary of Defense shall include with any certification under paragraph (1) or (2) [the waiver] a report explaining how the Secretary plans to evaluate the survivability or lethality of system or program and assessing possible alternatives to realistic survivability testing of the system or program

Question 6

When is the Live Fire Test Report due to Congress?

Answer 6

Pior to Full Rate Production (FRP).

Question 6

For Live Fire Test & Evaluation (LFT&E), who are 3 organizations with responsibility? and what is that responsibility?

Answer 6

1. Services: Planning/Funding/Event Execution
2. DOT&E: Oversight and submits final LFT&E report
3. SECDEF: Approve LFT&E Waivers (delegated to USD(A&S) or ASN(RDA))

Question 7

What supports a M/S C and Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) decision?

Answer 7

Operational Assessment (OA)

Question 8

What supports a Full Rate
Production Decision Review (FRPDR)?

Answer 8

Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
(IOT&E)

Question 9

Integrated Developmental Test/Operational Test (DT/OT) satisfies one or more objectives of both DT and OT by the same test, but Initial Operational Test and Evaluation
(IOT&E) must be _______.

Answer 9

independent and cannot be combined

Question 10

DT&E is controlled by _____ whereas OT&E is controlled by _____.

Answer 10

Controlled by Government PM

Controlled by COTF with input from DOT&E