An analysis of weapon system readiness for operational testing
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Authors
Mills, James B.
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Advisors
Hoivik, Thomas H.
Kemple, William G.
Date of Issue
1994-03
Date
March 1994
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
The purpose of this thesis is to analyze Army weapon system Operational Tests & Evaluations (OT &E) that have been conducted at Fort Hunter-Liggett, California. Four weapon systems were reviewed and analyzed including: the ADATS (LOS-F-H) air defense system, Avenger (Pedestal Mounted Stinger) air defense system, OH-S8D (AHIP) scout helicopter and the Apache (AH-64) attack helicopter. The most common issues that Program Managers encountered in preparing their systems for operational testing were identified. A comparative analysis is conducted and a summary of the issues and the reasons they occurred along with proposed solutions, enhancement observations, and 'lessons learned' is provided for Program Managers. This thesis concludes that Program Managers need to place greater emphasis on the areas of test schedules, technical manuals, resources, and user training.
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Thesis
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Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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91 p.
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Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.