Systems with autonomy pose unique challenges for operational test. This document provides an executive level overview of these issues and the proposed solutions and reforms. In order to be ready for the testing challenges of the next century, we will need to change the entire acquisition life cycle, starting even from initial system conceptualization. This briefing was presented to the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation along with his deputies and Chief Scientist.
Suggested Citation
Wojton, Heather M, Daniel Porter, Yevgeniya Pinelis, Chad Bieber, Heather Wojton, Michael McAnally, and Laura Freeman. Operational Testing of Systems with Autonomy. IDA Document NS D-9266. Alexandria, VA: Institute for Defense Analyses, 2019.