An Update on the Joint Mission Environment Test Capability (JMETC) and the Distributed Testing World

摘要

Distributed testing is the linking together of various live, virtual, and constructive (LVC) sites and capabilities in order to conduct the test and evaluation (T&E) of a system or a system of systems. While distributed testing is not meant to replace live, open-air testing, it is a tool that can use actual live operational hardware in a distributed environment, in lieu of a large-scale open-air test. Conducting distributed testing provides a means for rapid integration of systems early in a program's developmental life cycle, thereby reducing the technical risk of the program. Distributed testing enhances the cross-flow of test data between T&E agencies and allows for the early integration of operational-test influence into development test. In these times of cutbacks and austere budgets, distributed testing has a proven and reliable record of saving acquisition and T&E programs time and money. However, it still is a new way of thinking for many in the acquisition and T&E communities.