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ITEA 2012

Investing in the Future of Test

Mr. Chris Paust

Deputy Program Manager

Central Test and Evaluation Investment Program

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DoD Cost of Testing A $10B Enterprise

*Then Year Dollars ($K)

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TRMC Investment Programs

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Established in FY2002

Matures/develops test technologies for transition to CTEIP and Services

6.3 RDT&E funds

~$100M / year

80 active projects in 8 test technology areas Electronic Warfare

Directed Energy

Cyberspace

Netcentric Systems

High Speed Systems

Unmanned Systems

Advanced Instrumentation

Spectrum Efficiencies

Established in FY1991

Develops or improves test capabilities that have multi-Service utility

6.4 RDT&E funds

~$150M / year

43 current projects 19 projects developing core

Joint capabilities

13 projects improving threat representations used in testing

11 projects addressing near-term OT shortfalls

Established in FY2007

Provides corporate infrastructure for distributed Joint testing

6.5 RDT&E funds

~$20M / year

67 current sites Expanding to 77 sites

Maintains Network connections

Security agreements

Integration software Interface definitions

Distributed test tools

Reuse repository

T&E/S&T CTEIP JMETC

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CTEIP Criteria

• Support multi-Service/Agency T&E need

Promote interoperability and standardization across DoD

• Not duplicate existing capability

• Developmental (not procurement)

• Technology Readiness Level 6 or better

• Executable risk (technical, cost, and schedule)

• Service/Agency life-cycle ownership agreements

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Transitioning Technology to Capability Technology Readiness Levels

TRL 9 Actual system 'flight proven' through successful mission

operations

TRL 8 Actual system completed and 'flight qualified' through

test and demonstration

TRL 7 System prototype demonstration in an operational

environment

TRL 6 System/subsystem model or prototype demonstration in a relevant environment

TRL 5 Component and/or breadboard validation in relevant environment

TRL 4 Component and/or breadboard validation in laboratory environment

TRL 3 Analytical and experimental critical function and/or characteristic proof of concept

TRL 2 Technology concept and/or application formulated

TRL 1 Basic principles observed and reported

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Resource

Enhancement Project

(REP)

Joint Improvement

& Modernization

(JIM)

Threat Systems Project

(TSP)

• 3-5 year requirement horizon

• EMD of Major Test Capabilities

• Must address joint requirements

• Services & Agencies budget for O&M over Life-Cycle of delivered capabilities

• $110-120M/year

• 1-2 year requirement horizon

• EMD of target capabilities

• Address shortfalls in threat systems representation

• Coordinated with DOT&E

• $3-5M/year

• 1-2 year requirement horizon

• EMD of instrumentation needed to address an emergent requirement

• Must address OT shortfalls

• Coordinated with DOT&E

• $18 -20M/year

Initiated DEPSECDEF – 9 November 1988

Established in FY91 by Congress

6.4 RDT&E funds

Purpose

Have multi-Service utility

Be developmental

Be non-procurement

Mission: Develop or Improve Major Test Capabilities that have Multi-Service Utility

11 TSP, 19 JIM, 13 REP = 43 Projects

T&E Master Plan (TEMP) References

MILSATCOM Atmospheric Scintillation Simulator

AEHF survivability and effectiveness testing in realistic

atmospheric environments

Ground Mounted Seeker Simulation

Advanced open-air SAM simulator to support IDECM Block IV

effectiveness testing

Prec Tgt Sig - Performance Mover (PTS-RPM)

Radar reflective/mobile tgts to support Gray Eagle UAS testing

43 Active

Projects

CTEIP Central T&E Investment Program

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Funding By Test Resource Area

14 Projects 13 Projects

3 Projects

10 Projects

1 Project 6 Projects

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Accurate TSPI (Time Space Positioning Information)

Precision tracking capability for high-dynamic aircraft

Safe Test of Large Footprint Weapons

Miniature, low power, modular flight termination system for small high dynamic

weapons

Infrared Countermeasure Testing

Realistic representations of IR missile threats to test IRCM systems-under-test

Spectrum Efficiencies

Advancing efficiency of aeronautical telemetry at Open Air Test Ranges

Where is the current focus?

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Accurate Time Space Position

Information (TSPI)

Challenge

Drivers Program Example

Goal

• Common Range Integrated Instrumentation System (CRIIS) - First real-time, high-precision (sub-meter) TSPI range system

Adds 2 new internal mount configurations for F-22, F-15, F-18, and F-35

New high throughput ground station for Army, Navy & AF ranges

• Field airborne capability starting in 2014

Replaces obsolete ARDS (pod only) system fielded for 25 years on 10 MRTFB ranges, training venues, foreign military end-users

Development Status- Successes

• Successfully completed Preliminary Design Review in FY11 and on-track for Critical Design Review in FY12

• Flight testing to start in FY13 Provide precise “Ground Truth” TSPI for high accuracy future Systems Under Test (SUT)

CRIIS GPS ARDS

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Safe Realistic Testing of

Large Footprint Weapons

Challenge

Program Example

Goals

Drivers

• Longer range (large footprint) of new missiles necessitates the use of flight termination systems for flight safety

• Limited unused space inside modern missiles requires flight termination systems to be subminiature in size (~18 inch3 vs. ~96 inch3)

• Subminiature Flight Safety System (SFSS)

• Leverages completed CTEIP projects:

Joint Advanced Missile Instrumentation (JAMI) provides GPS-based TSPI and real time post flight data processing

Enhanced Flight Termination System (EFTS) provides new digital and encrypted flight termination link

•More realistic operational test of long range weapons- eliminate range safety constraints

•Reconfigurable, modular, low power design suitable for high dynamic environments

•Demonstrate on multiple ranges in FY15

• Completed Preliminary Design Review.

• Identified JASSM as initial customer with integration contract award in late FY12

• Detailed design and testing in FY12/13

Development Status- Successes

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SUSTAIN

MISS

Laser Jammer

Flares

LASER JAM and/or FLARESHANDOFF &

TRACK

MISS

MWS DECLARE

Laser Jammer

Flares

SUSTAIN

MISS

Laser Jammer

Flares

LASER JAM and/or FLARESHANDOFF &

TRACK

MISS

MWS DECLARE

Laser Jammer

Flares

Infra-Red Countermeasure (IRCM)

Testing

Challenge

Drivers Program Examples

Development Status -Successes Present IRCM system-under-test with a realistic representation of an incoming missile

Not feasible to fire missiles at manned aircraft to test IRCM system effectiveness

• Ground Based Missile Simulators

JMITS - Joint Mobile IRCM Test System (Fielded)

MSALTS- Multi-Spectral Sea and Land Target Simulator

• Airborne Threat Missile Simulator

TAPS - Towed Airborne Plume Simulator (Fielded)

• Installed System Environments

JDIGS - Joint Distributed IRCM Ground Test System

Missile Signal Processors in the Loop (SPIL)

• Advanced IR Missiles

• Advanced IRCM Systems

Ground Based (JMITS)

Missile Simulators

Airborne (TAPS)

• JMITS upgraded with Quantum Cascade Laser to achieve higher power in red band

• MSALTS completed Preliminary Design Review with IOC planned for FY14

• JDIGS completed Risk Reduction Demonstrations and Preliminary Design Reviews in 2011

Block A planned IOC in FY14

Block B low TRL components in technology maturity phase under T&E/S&T Program

• IRCM Test Resource Requirements Study Update

Identifying urgent Hostile Fire Indicator testing needs

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Spectrum Efficient Technology

Program Example Test Capability Driver

Challenge

Spectrum and Data Rates Trends

• Develop a Range Telemetry capability that:

Provides more efficient/effective ways to use available spectrum

Reduces test and re-test time by fixing data drop-outs

Enables selective data acquisition during tests

• Integrated Network Enhanced Telemetry (iNET) Block 1 Project

Enhances current 1-way Serial Streaming Telemetry (SST) systems with a 2-way network capability

Leverages Service and TRMC initiatives to develop C-band spectrum for downlink

Leverages T&E/S&T projects addressing: 1) network handoffs, 2) multi-path mitigation, and 3) forward error correction

Goal

• Test iNET Block 1 capability at Edwards Air Force Base and Patuxent River Naval Air Station by FY14

• Using multiple suppliers for components.

• Ground testing at the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) System Integration Laboratory

• Successfully completed Preliminary Design Review

Development Status- Successes

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Cyberspace & Network Centric Systems

Technologies and capabilities to emulate, visualize, and assess our abilities to

defend cyberspace

Unmanned Autonomous Systems

Technologies and capabilities to test interoperability and effectiveness of

unmanned systems

Electronic Warfare Testing

Capability to simulate Electronic Attack of red systems and evaluate effectiveness

of blue Electronic Protection systems

Testing in Urban Environments

A robust, realistic environment to test mission effectiveness and interoperability of

systems under test (to include electromagnetic effects)

What does the future have in store?

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Net-Centric Warfare Testing

• Field full capability (Spiral 3 Release 3) and transition

support to JMETC by end of FY13

• Spiral 3 (Release 2) System Acceptance Testing (SAT)

completed in November 2011

Successfully conducted Cyber T&E event at

Eglin AFB in conjunction with SAT.

• Project completing sustainment planning FY12

• Joint service test & training exercises are

increasing in frequency and complexity

• Testing of Net Enabled Weapons

• Interoperability testing of systems of

systems.

• T&E must exploit networks ,e.g., the Global Information Grid

• Distributed Live, Virtual and Constructive Testing

• Interoperability Test and Evaluation

Capability (InterTEC) – Provides the

products to: Construct, control, instrument, capture

joint C4ISR data

Stimulate and analyze an operationally

relevant distributed test environment

Perform post-event analysis

Support interoperability certification

Program Example

Development Status-Successes

Challenge

Drivers

• Resolve battle space interoperability problems

before networked systems are brought to war

Goal

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T&E for Unmanned Aerial Systems

Challenge

Program Example

Goal

Drivers

• Joint Unmanned Aerial System Mission

Environment Project

Airspace Integration – test UAS safety

cases, collision avoidance and sense and

avoid payloads

Manned-Unmanned Integration – test UAS

control and handoff procedures

Networking and Interoperability –

STANAG compliance, data links and beyond

line of sight communications

• Develop a set of interoperable Army, Navy, and Air

Force ground test simulators that support:

Program of Record test schedules & requirements: e.g.

Gray Eagle, Shadow, BAMS, & Global Hawk

Simulated testing in the National Airspace (NAS)

OSD Unmanned Systems Integrated Roadmap

FY2011-2036

• Field initial Block 1 capability at Patuxent

River in late FY13.

• Full fielding through Block 3 at Redstone

Arsenal and Wright Patterson AFB by FY16.

Development Status- Successes

• Successful completed Acquisition and

Affordability Review (MS-I) in Jan 2012

• Preliminary Design Reviews to be held Apr 12

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Electronic Warfare Testing

• Field NEWEG Block A in FY13 to support NGJ

source selection

• Completed Tri-Service Electronic Warfare Test

Capabilities Study (TEWTCS) as foundation for

NEWEG project

• Successfully completed Milestone I for NEWEG

Block A in February 2012

• Started Tri-Service Signals Library Study as

foundation to start of SBES project in FY13

• Next Generation EW Environment Generator

(NEWEG) project

Block A: A multi-axis jammer test capability

for Next Generation Jammer (NGJ)

Block B: High fidelity EW T&E capabilities

at ACETEF at Pax River, MD

• Synthetic Battlefield Emitter Systems (SBES):

Provide realistic open air Red/Blue network

communications environment

Program Examples

Development Status-Successes

Challenge

Drivers

• Provide high fidelity ground testing of new

multi-axis jammer (Next Generation Jammer)

• Provide high fidelity EW simulation (in a

ground test facility) closer to flight test reality

than current ISTF including:

The capability to test increased detection and

processing capabilities of U.S. EW systems

Better models to address platform motion,

direction finding, modulation, environment,

and threats

Growth potential in testing UAV Sense & Avoid

Goal

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Urban Environment Testing

Challenge

Program Example

Goal

Drivers

• Joint Urban Test Capability (JUTC) Project

FY2010 New Start

Addresses Critical Capability Gap in DoD

Strategic Plan for T&E Resources

Leverage results of Urban Environment

Test Capability Study

Leverage S&T investments in advanced

instrumentation

• Develop test capabilities that measure both the

effects of Urban Environment (UE) on systems

under test (SUT) and SUT interactions in UE

Technical performance

Operational effectiveness

Suitability and survivability

• Develop robust, realistic, technically

relevant, urban test environment:

Accurate physical, electro-

magnetic and population effects

Test-Quality Instrumentation and

Data Collection

Development Status

• Completed Test Capability Requirements

Document (TCRD)

• Expected to enter EMD in FY12

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Summary

DoD budget realities will likely shrink available T&E funding over the

next decade

Department is looking at $500B reduction over the next 5 years

Testing accounts for 1-2% of system acquisition costs

But that’s still a $10B enterprise!

We must manage it efficiently!

Demands from the T&E community have never been greater

Data volume----Data rates----Data fusion----Data Analysis

With limited/decreasing resources , we must get more efficient

Test Technology investment and transition

Test Capability investment

Shared use of resources

A partnership with the Services providing

essential T&E capabilities

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Contact Information

Mr. Christopher Paust

Test Resource Management Center

Deputy Program Manager, CTEIP

571-372-2732

christopher.paust@osd.mil