Early Testing Key to Significant R-TOC for DoD Weapon Systems

Program Manager, July-August, 2001 by Patrick Swan

Modeling and Simulation in R-TOC

Through various presentations, other program managers at the symposium explained that total ownership cost is a focus area, and they depend highly on test and evaluation to yield the essential information necessary to predict and quantify total ownership costs. Modeling and simulation, they agreed, plays a significant role: first as a tool to improve testing, enabling more thorough planning and focusing testing on predicted failure or high-stress areas; and second, as an excellent design tool to assure that systems are designed with an eye to reliability and maintainability

In addition to the many technical presentations, conferees viewed educational displays and demonstrations from representatives of White Sands Missile Range, N.M.; Electronic Proving Ground, Fort Huachuca, Ariz.; Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.; Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz.; Redstone Technical Test Center, Huntsville, Ala.; and Real Networks, Inc.

Editor's Note: The author welcomes questions or comments on this article.

Swan is a public affairs specialist with the Army Test and Evaluation Command, Alexandria, Va.

From the White House Office of the Press Secretary

President George W, Bush today [May 15, 2001] announced his intention to nominate Marvin R. Sambur to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Research, and Development. He is currently a consultant with ITT Industries where he has served for over 25 years. He has served in several capacities, including President and CEO of ITT from 1998 to 2001, President and General Manager of the ITT Aerospace and Communications Division from 1991 to 1998, and President and General Manager of ITT's Electronics Technology Division from 1988 to 1991. A resident of Fort Wayne, Ind., he received his bachelor's degree from City College of New York, and a master's degree and Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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