Identifying and Assessing Life-Cycle-Related Critical Technology Elements (CTEs) for Technology Readiness Assessments (TRAs)

摘要

Life-cycle-related technologies affect system supportability cost and/or time. Such technologies affect military capability and are a key determinant of life-cycle costs. Because these technologies are not emphasized in the current Technology Readiness Assessment (TRA) process this document is intended to improve the focus on life-cycle-related technologies in TRAs. It suggests questions that should be asked during critical technology identification to highlight whether the allocated baseline design configuration contains life-cycle-related critical technology elements (CTEs). It also provides additional supporting information that corresponds to the various Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs) that are used to assess the maturity of life- cycle-related technologies.