U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC) Command Overview 2019
Mission, Vision, End State Mission* ATEC plans, integrates and conducts developmental testing, independent operational testing and independent evaluations and assessments to provide essential information to acquisition decision makers and commanders. Vision To be a team of highly skilled test and evaluation professionals focused on informing equipping decisions for today s and tomorrow s warfighter. End State The Army possesses a versatile mix of adaptable Soldiers and units equipped with proven materiel based on decisions informed by independent evaluations of technically proficient and versatile developmental and operational tests. * Under Revision 2
How We Fit Why We Do It 3 Director, OTE Operational T&E DUSA DUSA-TE (T&E Executive) Army Evaluation Center Mr. James Cooke Legend Secretary of Defense Secretary of the Army Vice Chief of Staff Army Test and Evaluation Command MG Tyler Operational Test Command T&E Policy, Funding, or Oversight Chief of Staff BG Taylor USD (AT&L), DASD (DT&E) Developmental T&E Assistant Secretary of the Army for AL&T Direct Reporting Unit ATEC Test Centers A T C D P G E P G R T C W S M R Y P G Independent Reporting Mandated by US Code, OMB, and OSD CRTC TRTC YTC Operational Test Agency: Army is the only service which unifies developmental testing, operational testing, and independent evaluation under a single Command (ATEC). General Orders No. 13, Signed CSA 16 Oct 06 LAW (Section 139, Title 10, U.S. Code) Establish office of Director, Operational Test and Evaluation Requires annual report to Congress for oversight systems LAW (Section 2366, Title 10, U.S. Code) Live Fire Test & Evaluation Requires survivability testing of major systems meant to protect their occupants Requires lethality testing of munitions Requires a LFT&E test report to congressional defense committees LAW (Section 2399, Title 10, U.S. Code) Defense Appropriations Act Requires independent Initial Operational Test & Evaluation (IOTE) before proceeding beyond low-rate initial production (LRIP) for all major defense acquisition programs Three qualifications - production or production-like materiel; typical users; realistic conditions Limits system contractor involvement in IOTE LAW (Section 2400, Title 10, U.S. Code) Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP) Quantities for IOTE are established by the DOT&E for oversight systems, and by OTAs for others 3
Where We Are HQ ATEC FY18 Assigned Personnel (8,355)* 481 Military 3,472 Civilians 4,402 Contractors AEC Dugway Proving Ground West Desert Test Center Aberdeen Proving Ground Aberdeen Test Center Ft Bragg Yuma Proving Ground Yuma Test Center Ft Huachuca Electronic Proving Ground Ft Bliss Ft Sill White Sands Missile Range White Sands Test Center x4 Ft Hood OTC Redstone Arsenal Redstone Test Center Legend Headquarters Test Center Operational Test Dir Ft Greely Cold Regions Test Center Panama Tropic Test Site * as of 31May18 AEC Army Evaluation Center OTC Operational Test Command 4
Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Cold Regions Test Center Managed by OSD Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) Nevada Test and Training Range Legend: Army, Navy, AF, Defense Agency NUWC Keyport (Nanoose & Dabob ranges) NAWC-WD China Lake 30 th Space Wing NAWC-WD Point Mugu 412 th Test Wing Yuma Test Center Utah Test and Training Range West Desert Test Center Electronic Proving Ground 23 DoD Sites; Army-8, Navy-6, Air Force-7, Defense Agency-2 DISA Aberdeen Test Center NAWC-AD Patuxent River Arnold Engineering Development Complex 45 th Space Wing Tropic Regions Test Center, various locations PMRF U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll Reagan Test Site DISA,JITC 96 th Test Wing (Includes 96 th Test Group) White Sands Test Center The DoD MRTFB is comprised of test capabilities across the DoD test ranges which are considered national assets Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center *DoDD 3200.11 and DoDI 3200.18 5
U.S. ARMY REDSTONE TEST CENTER Command Overview 2018
U.S. Army Redstone Test Center Mission Statement Resources As of 30 May 2018 Provide Technical Expertise, State-of-the-Art Facilities, and Capabilities to Plan, Execute, and Report the Test Results on Aviation, Aviation Systems, Missiles, and Sensors at all levels. Component Subsystem System System of Systems The Income Statement 948 302 / 347 27 / 27 Military Civilian Contractor (On Hand / Authorized) PPC/Staff Fac & Log Engr Tech Mil/Pilots IT Engineers Government Mechanics/ Laborers PPC/Staff Facilities/ Logistics Engineers Contractors Over 50% of our Workforce is Engineers & Engineering Technicians Key Programs IT Engineering Technicians Only Army test center that is not a Major Range and Test Facility Base. No centralized funding for civilian pay, operations and support. 100% reimbursable for each test directorate. RTC Must Operate With a Business Mentality ( Profit vs Loss ) Rotary Wing AH-64E UH-60V CH-47F Fixed Wing ARL-E UAS Avn Survivability CMWS/ATIRCM CIRCM Aviation Testing 1,350,000 Labor Hours Sensor & Other Missile Testing Integrated Base Defense Tactical Signals Intel Payload Counter UAS Risk Reduction Active Protection Systems HELLFIRE Test Sets SRP Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Javelin Precision Fire Missiles 7
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RTC Unique Capabilities Indicates Technical Experimental Developer Army Civilian Aircraft Flight Testing Test Pilot School Trained: 28 XPs (DAC/MIL) 12 Flight Test Engineers (FTEs) Flight Quality and Engine and Aircraft Performance Structural and Rotary Dynamics Aircraft Survivability Aircraft Icing Natural & Artificial Aviation Systems Test & Integration Lab (AvSTIL) Missiles Mobile & Fixed TM Ground Stations Advanced Optical & Radar Target Tracking Liquid, Solid & Hybrid Rocket Motor Testing Warhead and Small Rocket Testing Custom Surveillance Test Vans Missile Seeker and AUR HWIL Facilities Sensors Open Air Sensor Testing EO/IR, LASER, Visible, Hyperspectral and Acoustic Laboratories Captive Carry & Ground Based Sensor Testing Stabilized Electro-Optical Airborne Instrumentation Platform (SEAIP) Instrumentation Environmental Advanced T&E Methods Aviation and Missile Custom Instrumentation, Telemetry and Ground Viewing Rapid Custom Test Instrumentation Development to Support Unique Customer Requirements Test Set Design/Build/Field to Support Systems Life-Cycle Sustainment Extreme Miniaturization of Instrumentation/ASIC Custom Design/Build TM kits and FTSs for R&D and Fielded Systems Custom Precision TSPI Systems Internationally Recognized Experts: Dynamics, Climatics & E3 Contributing authors: MIL-STDs, TOPs/ITOPs, STANAGs One-of-a-Kind Large Capacity 6DOF Motion Replication Unique Acoustic & Vibro-Acoustic Chamber w/realistic 6DOF motion Over 40 Environmental Chambers Distributed Test and Modeling & Simulation Internationally Recognized Network & Simulation Architecture Expertise Leaders in Live-Virtual-Constructive Distributed Environment (LVC-DE) for System of System Testing Scalable Tactical Emulated Network and LVC- DE Combine to Support System-of-Systems Testing in a Realistic Net-Enabled Battlefield Advanced Materials Analysis of Metallic and Composite Structures Highly Educated World Renowned Expertise 9
Flight Test Areas Stateline I-65 East Redstone Arsenal South Delegated Airworthiness Authority 10