DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION FOR TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR 1979, FOR PROCUREMENT OF AIRCRAFT, MISSILES, NAVAL VESSELS, TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES, TORPEDOES, AND OTHER WEAPONS, AND RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION FOR THE ARMED FORCES, AND TO PRESCRIBE THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL STRENGTH FOR EACH ACTIVE DUTY COMPONENT AND OF THE SELECTED RESERVE OF EACH RESERVE COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES AND OF CIVILIAN PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TO AUTHORIZE THE MILITARY TRAINING STUDENT LOADS, CONTENTS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RDT&E PROGRAM Perry, Hon. William J., Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, accompanied by Robert A. Moore, Deputy Under Secre- tary of Defense for Tactical Warfare Programs; and Dr. Robert Ross R.D. & E. programs.. 5827 VII. Command and control, communications and intelligence (c3I) 5830 AFSATCOM equipment... 5854 Air Force command and control systems. Significance to national, security_ Communications to special ammunition storage (SAS) sites. Digital European backbone. VIII. The science and technology program. Science and technology for defense.. Highlights of 1978. A program overview. Content... 5854 5854 5854 5856 5856 5856 5857 5858 5858 Program balance among academia, industry, and Government_ Intelligence evaluation and application.. Scientific and technical information program_ The technical program... Areas of major emphasis for fiscal year 1979_ Scientific and technological advances. Reducing life-cycle costs and increasing reliability. Technology flow from inventoin to weapon systems. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency program_ Exploiting options. Conclusions IX. Test and evaluation. Introduction....... Test and evaluation in weapon systems acquisition. The DOD joint test and evaluation program_ Major range and test facility base (MRTFB). Summary. - 5870 5870 5871 5872 5873 5873 5877 5882 5884 5896 5897 5900 5900 5901 Areas of current emphasis in the DOD test and evaluation pro- 5902 5905 5907 5909 5912 5913 5888 5889 5890 |