Downloaded from https://www.everyspec.com expertise, instrumentation, facilities, simulations, and models to achieve test integration, thereby reducing costs to the Army. The T&E WIPT ensures that T&E planning, execution, and reporting are directed toward common goals. Testbeds A system representation consisting partially of actual hardware or software or both, and partially of computer models or prototype hardware or software or both. Test data report (TDR) One of two event reports that may be used to document test results from a USATEC conducted event.
The purpose of the TDR is to provide the detailed test description, test limitations, test team observations, and the level III (authenti- cated) test database dictionary. The TDR is normally prepared for oversight systems. Test instrumentation Scientific or technical equipment used to measure, sense, record, transmit, and process text, or display data during materiel testing and examination. Test instrumentation is equipment that is used to create test environments representa- tive of natural and battlefield conditions.
It is also simulators or system stimulators used for measuring or depicting threat or training, teaching, and proficiency during testing; or targets used to simulate threat objects when destruction of real objects is not practical. Test report An event report used to document test results, whether DT or OT. For DT events, the TR is provided by the contractor or Government test agencies to the T&E Working-level Integrated Product Team (WIPT) members and the decision review body at the conclusion of the test.
For OT events, the operational TR provides the results of a test event conducted on a system or concept that includes test conditions, findings, data displays, and detailed descriptions of the data collected during the test event. Test resources All elements necessary to plan, conduct, collect, or analyze data from a test event or program. Elements include test funding and support manpower (including travel costs), test assets (or units under test), test asset support equipment, flying hours, fuel and other expenditures.
Also included are standard ammunition, technical data, simulation models, testbeds, threat simulators, surrogates and replicas, special instrumentation unique to a given test asset or test event, and targets. Also included are tracking and data acquisition instrumentation, and equipment for data reduction, communications, meteorology, utilities, photography, calibration, security, recovery, maintenance and repair, frequency management and control, and base or facility support services. Test Resource Advisory Group Implements the policies, decisions, and guidance of the T&E Executive Agent (EA), as directed by the BOD(ESS).
Additionally, the TRAG provides recommendations to the BOD(ESS) on T&E infrastructure requirement identification and investment priorities. Test Scheduling and Review Committee—general officer and working groups The general officer (GO) TSARC, composed of members outlined in chapter 9, who resolves test requirement conflicts, reviews and recommends test priorities, and recommends outline test plans (OTPs) for inclusion in the FYTP. There are two working groups, initial and mid-cycle. The Initial Working Group meets in February and August and reviews new or revised OTPs for presentation to the GO TSARC for review and comment.
The Mid-cycle Working Group does the same thing, meeting in April and October. Both working groups identify issues requiring GO TSARC resolution, and review resource allocation priorities for tests having execution and budget year requirements. Theater and Tactical Information Systems Systems that direct, coordinate, and support deployable combat, combat support, and combat service support forces in their projection of combat power. This projection of power is throughout the spectrum of combat service support forces throughout the spectrum of combat (peace, transition to and from conflict, and conflict).
A theater and tactical information system is an item that a table of organization and equipment (TOE) unit requires to perform its mission and functions. Threat Test Support Package (Threat TSP) A document or set of documents that provides a description of the threat that the new system will be tested against. A Threat TSP is required for all materiel systems. (See AR 381–11.) 60 AR 73–1 • 1 August 2006