1. 1 War-Winning Capabilities … On Time, On Cost Air Force Materiel Command AFA Technology Symposium: Flight Test Center Breakout Session AAC/CC Perspective August 2010

2. 2 Eglin Gulf Test and Training Range 724 Sq Miles of Land Range 123,000 Sq Miles of Water Range 134,000 Sq Miles of Airspace Largest Element in DoD’s MRTFB structure

3. McKinley Climatic Lab (MCL) Joint Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems (JPRIMES) Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF) Kinetic Energy Munitions Test Facility (KEMTF) Holloman High Speed Test Track (HHSTT) Mobile & Fixed Targets National Radar Cross- Section Test Facility (NRTF) Landing Gear Test Facility (LGTF)AAC’s Strategic Test Assets Uniquely Relevant National Capability for Future Generations

4. Future Challenges to Robust System Verification Sec Gates’ efficiency challenge—no top line growth for the “Tail” How do we bring on new test capabilities to meet future warfare needs? –Only way is to stop doing something—or get more efficient We are also quickly losing ability to “build” or rapidly prototype systems

5. Future Challenges to Robust System Verification We still do a lot of “testing in success” or testing to correct engineering flaws Test infrastructure of today is very much oriented to major aircraft and weapons programs –Future infrastructure must focus on Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPAs), Net Enabled Systems, Offensive and Defensive IT Systems

6. How Do We Meet the Future Challenges We need DoD and AF test, acquisition, and engineering leadership to help advocate for robust test capabilities Continue to divest legacy capabilities even if it drives risk in some areas –Focus on areas where test results matches today’s engineering/modeling fidelity Increase collaboration with Center/Command air worthiness leads, center technical authority, chief engineers, etc.

7. How Do We Meet the Future Challenges We need better aligned—more fully integrated— test/engineering/acquisition teams –Mandate rotation of test/eng/acq personnel through test and product centers We need smaller, more flexible, less expensive data and instrumentation systems Above all—we need to aggressively transition our test capabilities to support future warfighting systems –RPAs, Net Enabled Systems, and Information Technology Systems

8. Questions?