- Industry: Government; Military
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Management concept wherein rigorous cost goals are established during development, and the control of systems costs (acquisition, operating, and support) to these goals is achieved by practical tradeoffs between operational capability, performance, costs, and schedule. Cost, as a key design parameter, is addressed on a continuing basis and as an inherent part of the development and production process. A DTC goal should be in the form of average unit flyaway cost. Also, DTC parameters for operation and support will be selected--parameters that are design-controllable, significantly affect O&S costs, and can be measured during test and evaluation. Parameters may be expressed in dollars or by other measurable factors, e.g., manpower, reliability, or maintainability. Firm goals and thresholds will be established no later than entry into EMD (Milestone II). This is an in-house goal, almost contractual in nature, between the PM (Service) and the SECDEF. Allocations from this goal will become the contractual DTC goals for contractors supporting the program.
Industry:Military
Process by which components or systems are tested and the results evaluated to assess progress of design, performance, supportability, etc. There are three types of T&E -- Development (DT&E), Operational (OT&E), and Production Acceptance (PAT&E)-- occurring during the acquisition cycle. DT&E is conducted to assist the engineering design and development process, to proof manufacturing processes and control and to verify attainment of technical performance specifications and objectives. OT&E is conducted to estimate a system's operational effectiveness and suitability, identify needed modifications, and provide information on tactics, doctrine, organization, and personnel requirements. PAT&E is conducted on production items to demonstrate that those items meet the requirements and specifications of the procuring contracts or agreements. OT&E is further subdivided into two phases--Initial Operational (IOT&E) and Follow-on Operational (FOT&E). IOT&E must be conducted before the production decision (Milestone III) to provide a credible estimate of operational effectiveness and suitability. Therefore, IOT&E is a field test conducted on a production representative system in an operationally realistic environment, by typical user personnel and includes use of realistic threats. FOT&E is conducted on the production system to verify operational effectiveness and suitability, to fill data voids from the IOT&E, or to verify correction of deficiencies in materiel, training, or concepts.
Industry:Military
Capability to make two or more intercepts per target or targets defended.
Industry:Military
An appropriation enacted as an addition to a regular annular appropriation act.
Industry:Military
The number of satellites of a particular system placed in orbit about the earth.
Industry:Military
The Army center between the ARSPOC and the ARROC with C2 responsibilities for BMD.
Industry:Military
Signals transmitted as radiation through the air, through a vacuum, or through conductors.
Industry:Military
The maximum number of objects per unit time which the sensor system can maintain track files.
Industry:Military
A formal document that describes the intended purpose, employment, deployment, and support of a system.
Industry:Military
Evaluates the optimization, correlation, completeness, and risks associated with the allocated technical requirements.
Industry:Military
