Test Resources

Early Testing of Major ASW Weapons Can Be Enhanced by Increased Focus on Test Resources Gao ID: NSIAD-86-174 June 30, 1986

GAO summarized its review of early testing of major antisubmarine warfare (ASW) weapons, specifically the: (1) adequacy of Navy test resources to represent Soviet submarine capabilities and the ocean environment in which they operate; and (2) effectiveness in identifying and acquiring test resources during the development, test, and evaluation phases.

GAO found that: (1) the Navy's test resources fail to completely represent enemy submarine capabilities and ocean environments in which they operate; (2) the Navy's fixed test ranges provide only limited environmental diversity; (3) computer models used in simulation fail to effectively depict important environmental factors; (4) the Navy implemented efforts to improve test resources; and (5) the Navy does not have an effective process for identifying and acquiring test resources.

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