DoD selects foreign defense equipment for testing.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-21 August 2002-US DOD: DoD selects foreign defense equipment for testing (C)1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:08212002 The Department of Defense has selected five new start out-of-cycle projects to receive fiscal 2002 funding under the Foreign Comparative Testing (FCT) Program.

Authorized by Congress since 1980, the FCT Program is administered by the director, strategic and tactical systems, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The FCT program responds to a growing awareness of the value of using non-developmental items to accelerate the acquisition process and cut rising development costs. The principal objective of the FCT Program is to support the U.S. warfighter by leveraging...