| COST (In Thousands) | FY 1995 Actual | FY 1996 Estimate | FY 1997 Estimate | FY 1998 Estimate | FY 1999 Estimate | FY 2000 Estimate | FY 2001 Estimate | Cost to Complete | Total Cost | ||
| Total Program Element (PE) Cost | 153336 | 143347 | 133012 | 122793 | 125317 | 118490 | 120873 | Continuing | Continuing | ||
| DE90 | Yuma Proving Ground | 24578 | 22185 | 17418 | 15560 | 17305 | 15174 | 15911 | Continuing | Continuing | |
| DE91 | Aberdeen Test Center | 37152 | 36378 | 35172 | 34161 | 34790 | 33041 | 33276 | Continuing | Continuing | |
| DE92 | Dugway Proving Ground | 12112 | 13302 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Continuing | Continuing | |
| DE93 | White Sands Missile Range | 60471 | 51766 | 61233 | 57883 | 57878 | 54306 | 55126 | Continuing | Continuing | |
| D618 | Aviation Technical Test Center | 13078 | 14033 | 12826 | 9074 | 8659 | 9460 | 9848 | Continuing | Continuing | |
| D630 | TECOM Test Design and Evaluation | 3892 | 4623 | 4785 | 4937 | 5094 | 5249 | 5409 | ----- | Continuing | Continuing |
| D632 | Redstone Technical Test Center | 2053 | 1060 | 1578 | 1178 | 1591 | 1260 | 1303 | ----- | Continuing | Continuing |
Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: Sustains a technical test capability for testing DoD materiel, weapons and weapons systems from concept through production within the acquisition cycle at four Major Range and Test Facility Bases: Yuma Proving Ground, AZ; Aberdeen Test Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD; Dugway Proving Ground, UT; White Sands Missile Range, NM. This PE also sustains a technical test capability at: Aviation Technical Test Center, Fort Rucker AL; and Redstone Technical Test Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL; and a capability to perform test design and assessment functions. Technical test capabilities at each test range have been uniquely established, are in place to support test and evaluation (T&E) requirements of funded weapons programs, and are required to assure technical performance, adherence to safety requirements, reliability, logistics supportability, and quality of materiel in development and in production. Program funding includes efforts toward leveraging technologies to include procurement of essential equipment, personnel training and facility modernization to support the warfighter's testing requirements. Current testing capabilities are not duplicated within DoD and represent baseline requirements to assure acceptable risk to the soldier as new technologies emerge into fielded weapons systems. As part of the DoD RELIANCE initiative, the Army (via this PE) has committed at the highest senior service levels to be the lead agency for ground vehicles, gun munitions, electric guns, surface to air missiles, and chemical/biological testing. This initiative is currently supported by the service Vice Chiefs of Staff in their role as the T&E Board of Directors. This PE finances indirect test operating costs not billable to test customers, replacement of test equipment and test facility modernization projects to maintain current testing capabilities and improvements to safety, environmental protection, efficiency of test operations, and technological advances. This PE does not finance reimbursable costs directly identified to a user of these ranges; these direct costs are borne by materiel developers and project/product managers. This PE also includes personnel costs to downsize the workforce commensurate with the T&E workload reductions. Effective with FY 1997, Project DE92 will be transferred to DoD PE 0605384, Chemical and Biological Defense Program. Test range support operations are required for general research and development; therefore, this PE is appropriate for inclusion in Budget Activity 6.
A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: Project DE93 White Sands Missile Range: White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), NM, is the largest, multi-purpose, overland test range within DoD. This project provides for testing of ballistic and guided missiles, air defense systems, and artillery missile systems for all services. It is the DoD designated primary test facility for overland surface-to-air and surface-to-surface missile testing and nuclear effects under Project Reliance. Launch complexes are integrated into a modern, real-time data collection and data reduction processing system. Facilities include optical and calibration laboratories, inertial guidance test facilities, full spectrum nuclear effects facilities (i.e., radiation, thermal, blast, electromagnetic pulse), temperature, shock, vibration, and electromagnetic effects, and a fully landlocked/secure test missile flight facility. This project also provides for development of the Combat Synthetic Test and Training Assessment Range which recently demonstrated the dual use of WSMR's assets and capabilities between test and training ranges in accordance with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Roles and Missions Report. WSMR facilities and services are extensively utilized by the Tri-Services, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and other government agencies and includes support to the High Energy Laser Systems Test Facility located at WSMR. Effective FY 95, management of the Electronic Proving Ground (DE94) was consolidated under WSMR. Electronic Proving Ground (EPG), Fort Huachuca, AZ, is unique within DoD because of the electromagnetically "clean" environment, extensive real estate, low annual rainfall, and special facilities required to perform development tests for communications, command and control, optical/electro-optical, signal intelligence, and electronic warfare equipment and systems. EPG operates an electro-magnetic environment test facility, and electronic countermeasures vulnerability test facility, an unmanned aerial vehicle test facility, antenna test facility, Electro-Magnetic Interference (EMI)/Electro-Magnetic Compatibility (EMC)/TEMPEST test facility, environmental test facility, a systems test facility, a systems interoperability and computer software testing facility, an electronic realistic battlefield environmental facility, communication test facility and an electro-optical systems test facility. The mission of creating, developing, and maintaining data bases at EPG for standard tactical deployment scenarios for electromagnetic capability and vulnerability will be continued.
FY 1995 Accomplishments:
| 60471 | 407 tests were conducted. The largest 20 systems level programs were:
PATRIOT Advanced Configuration, USAF Avionics Development Program, Multiple Launch Rocket System, Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Theater Missile Defense (TMD), Army Tactical Missile System, Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS), Joint Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Tactical Proficiency Trainer, HAWK Missile System, Global Positioning System (GPS) Receivers, USAF Advanced Medium Range Air to Air Missile (AMRAAM), Navy Research Rockets, Line-of Sight Anti-Tank (LOSAT) Missile, Navy STANDARD Missile, Brilliant Anti-Armor Terminally Guided Munition (BAT), Army Tactical Command & Control System (ATCCS), Single Channel Ground/Air Radio System (SINCGARS), Ground Based Sensor , Joint Tactical Ground Station. Institutional funds were also used to modernize test facilities and equipment to maintain current test capabilities and improve the safety, environmental, efficiency, and technological aspects of test operations. Modernization projects included: Communications & Electronic Scenario Generation Software; Ballistic Missile Command and Control System improvements; Improved Data Reduction System; Encrypted Secure Database Network; Upgrade for Distributed Node Network Hub; Distributed Node Network Switch; Upgrade to Radar Imaging Technology; QF4 Target Drone Control System; Safety Berms; Explosives Building Upgrades. | |
| Total | 60471 |
FY 1996 Planned Program:
| 51367 | Some of the largest system level programs to be tested are:
PATRIOT Missile System, Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), Theater Missile Defense (TMD), Army Tactical Command & Control System (ATCCS), Multiple Launch Rocket System Institutional funds are also to be used to modernize test facilities and equipment to maintain current test capabilities and improve the safety, environmental, efficiency, and technological aspects of test operations. | |
| 399 | Revised Economic Assumption not available for execution. | |
| Total | 51766 |
FY 1997 Planned Program:
| 61233 | Some of the key systems programmed for testing are:
Theater Missile Defense/Theater High Altitude Area Defense; PATRIOT Advanced Configuration; STINGER Product Improvement; BAT Pre-Planned Product Improvements; All Source Analysis System (ASAS) Evolutionary Developments; Navy STANDARD Missile; Navy Research Rockets; Air Force AMRAAM; Command and Control Vehicle Institutional funds are also to be used to modernize test facilities and equipment to maintain current test capabilities and improve the safety, environmental, efficiency, and technological aspects of test operations. | |
| Total | 61233 |
| B. Project Change Summary | FY 1995 | FY 1996 | FY 1997 | |
| Previous President's Budget (FY 1996) | 65052 | 53203 | 54828 | |
| Appropriated Amount (FY 1995) | 64758 | |||
| Adjustment to FY 1995 | -4287 | |||
| Appropriated Amount (FY 1996) | 52273 | |||
| Adjustment to FY 1996 | -507 | |||
| Adjustments to Budget Year (FY 1997) since
FY 1996 President's Budget |
+6405 | |||
| Current President's Budget Submit | 60471 | 51766 | 61233 |
Change Summary Explanation: Funding: FY 95 aligns guidance with workload and prioritized TECOM test facility modernization projects.
FY 96 adjustment reflects revised economic asumptions.
FY97 aligns funding with workload.