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HON Robert F. BehlerDecember 2018

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Deliver Combat Credible Weapons…

…at the Speed of Relevance. 2

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Shown: post-WWII new start aircraft developments

time between DoD projectsSources: DARPA/TTO 2012 TTM study. D. Patt. “Start” defined as receipt of contract.

Time-to-Market

Is Software Complexity the Pacing Problem?

SR-71

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DOT&E Focus Areas

• Evaluating software and cybersecurity – complexity challenges

• Use competitive prototyping and experimentation

• Synchronized T&E – “Test like we fight”

• Test infrastructure and ranges

• Integrate modeling and simulation into the acquisition lifecycle

• Assuring a capable workforce – software and cybersecurity operational testers

• OT&E of Mid-Tier Acquisition programs

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Authoritative source for DoD weapon systems’ operational capabilities

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Build a more Lethal Force…

1909 2019

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…Building more Survivable Warplanes.

Pilots captured during Vietnam War

Pilots rescued during Vietnam War 1

A-10 lands after being struck by an Iraqi missile during OIF

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Test our Warplanes…

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…and Lethality

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Digital Technology…

… Introduces New Pathways to Operational Risk. 9

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Testing Proves Combat Credibility and Survivability

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