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6 Conclusions and Recommendations
Pages 59-64

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... The committee believes that the 1987 congressional LFT&E policies presented to the committee do not consider Live Fire Test law mandates live fire testing of full-scale, such tests to be cost-effective, particularly if on-board full-up aircraft, including on-board ordnance, unless a ordnance is included. Consequently, neither Service has waiver is granted by the Secretary of Defense.
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From page 60...
... Because all three Services believe that an LFT&E Live Fire Testing (JLF) of aircraft has been the omission of program plan that contains only sub-scale testing is in on-board ordnance as a critical component.
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... The for future vulnerability assessments as an aid in design. committee is concerned that the apparent organizational However, the committee also believes that the current analytical separation of OSD review of vulnerability analyses and Live methodology and supporting data bases are not yet sufficiently Fire Testing that currently exists could substantially impede a robust, correct, precise, representative, and interactive to permit coordinated program to determine vulnerability policy, facility a total dependence on this methodology.
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From page 62...
... tests mandated by the Live Fire Test law. The binding force Peacetime live fire testing, as well as computer-based modeling, of the existing 1988 LFT&E Guidelines is unclear to the would benefit greatly from a comparison with actual combat committee and to the Services, and should be replaced with a data.
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... to early testing and, where possible, consider the desirability and Evaluation program from its current oversight of those of Live Fire Testing of full-scale development prototypes and tests that are part of the congressionally mandated LFT structural test models. Once the benefits and risks have been program to include oversight of vulnerability assessment.
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... that adequate funds be appropriated committee believes that this drawdown should be carried out to the program. The specific distribution of the funds between very carefully to ensure that essential vulnerability assessment analysis/modeling and live fire testing for each program should personnel, capabilities, and facilities are not lost in the process.
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