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Appendix B: Site Visit Summaries
Pages 114-121

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From page 114...
... As a result of the open and candid discussion held during these site visits, the committee was able to collect unique data, both qualitative and quantitative in nature, on current and projected operational testing and evaluation (OT&E) challenges.
From page 115...
... , the Aberdeen Test Center (ATC) at APG serves as the lead test center for unmanned ground vehicles, vulnerability/lethality, automotive/tracked and wheeled, direct-fire systems, small arms systems, direct-fire weapons performance, and littoral warfare.1 APG was selected to examine Army Futures activities, including autonomous vehicles, range for vehicle testing, and the roadway simulator.
From page 116...
... and oversees a broad array of test facilities including the 96th test wing at Eglin AFB, the 412th test wing at Edwards AFB, and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) at WrightPatterson AFB.2 The 96th and 412th test wings are Air Force MRTFBs.
From page 117...
... The range representatives noted that spectrum encroachment and internal encroachment posed the biggest threats to Eglin AFB and Edwards AFB going forward. The representatives provided examples of internal encroachment including the insertion of the 7th Special Operations Forces group at Eglin AFB, the government restricting/taking away telemetry for test, Navy training operations at Fallon and Ramore training in the R2508 airspace, training missions increasingly conducted on test space, and F-16s taking up test space at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR)
From page 118...
... MDA noted spectrum encroachment, particularly in S-band, as a primary encroachment concern. Representatives also noted that Alaska Aerospace, formerly Kodiak test site, is facing encroachment because of supplemental environmental assessment restrictions.
From page 119...
... Foreign partners frequently utilize range space to test aircraft like the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. The presence of countries such as the United ­Kingdom, Singapore, Italy, and Australia creates security issues and results in the rescheduling of test events.
From page 120...
... , a Navy MRTFB, and the Air Combat Environment Test & Evaluation Facility at Patuxent River. The committee sought to better understand integrated physical/virtual testing, as well as operations, financial management, range support, and program management.
From page 121...
... Encroachment. Vandenberg personnel shared operational security concerns arising from commercial test, limitations imposed on the electromagnetic spectrum, and the loss of air and sea space for test operations in recent years.


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