Edwards Air Force Base Electronic Combat (EC)
Testing Support

EDO has provided Electronic Combat test support at Edwards AFB for over 25 years. Our support services include:

Engineering Support

Systems Engineering

Generic Test Plans and Test Support

Writing Test Plans

Mission and Scenario Planning

Test Execution

Data Reduction and Analysis

ALQ-161A System Test

Engineering Support

EDO:

	Is local to the Edwards AFB area
	Provides engineering support without any travel and subsistence costs
	Has 60+ person staff on base at EAFB performing support

Systems Engineering

Our Systems engineers support:

	System concepts
	Design concepts
	Test definitions
	Test requirements
	Documentation
	Problem resolution

Experienced with all aspects of test and evaluation

Extensive knowledge of Electronic Combat systems and test requirements

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Generic Test Plans and Test Support

EDO has extensive experience in the development of Electronic Combat test requirements, plans, procedures and other test documentation.

Well defined, documented and executable test program from specification to test report and briefing

Test Engineering

	Analysis of Test Requirements
	Knowledge of Test Assets and Test Needs
	Match Requirements to Capabilities
	Define Data Collection Requirements

Support Tests

Prepare Acceptance Test Procedure (ATP) for Electronic Combat Integrated Test (ECIT)

Test Plans

PC-based test planning tools and programs

	Automated test planning and generation of test crew and test support checklists and procedures through Test Management System (TMS)
	Automated test procedure or Test Information Sheet (TIS) scheduling and tracking

EDO has in-depth experience and background directly applicable to Electronic Combat test planning

	Benefield Anechoic Facility (BAF)
	B-1B full spectrum EW to Include ALE-50 Towed Decoy Systems
	Expert threat knowledge and threat generation
	Electronic Combat test

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Mission and Scenario Planning

Extensive background in Electronic Combat mission planning and definition

Developed

Original CEESIM (256) Spec. (1988) multiple CEESIM upgrades since 1988

B-1B Rainbow Threat Library and Common Data Base for B-1B community

--	Red, Blue, Gray threat definition document
--	Includes test, ranges, laboratories, CEESIM 8K threat definition for the B-1B including threat laydown and scenario development

Full knowledge of threat laydowns and their simulation

Threat validation and simulation experience

Experienced with full Electronic Combat Integrated Test (ECIT) requirements

Test Execution

EDO has experienced test engineers:

Electronic Combat installed systems test knowledge

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Early B-1B BAF personnel still on hand

Anechoic chamber characterization crews

Expert threat simulation and verification

Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) monitoring, assessment, and verification

Well disciplined test set-up, execution and data collection

Experience with B-1B tests planned for Electronic Combat Integrated Testing:

	AN/ALQ-161A for ECIT acceptance tests
	Defensive system upgrade program

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Data Reduction and Analysis

Development of data reduction and analysis requirements

Design and develop required software programs

Keen Insight to Available and Required Data

Perform data reduction, analysis and scoring of System Under Test (SUT) performance through state-of-the-art automation and processing techniques

Adaptable programs available for:

	Data merge from all required sources
	Enhanced data analysis software
	Algorithmic adaptable output products
	Automated scoring

ALQ-161A System Test

Fully integrated complex Electronic Combat suite on the B-1B

EDO TSO provided key engineering insight

Initial characterization of chamber capabilities

--	Defined and corrected BAF facility shortfalls

Developed BAF anechoic chamber specification

Developed special techniques and procedures to verify specification

EDO TSO conducted the two major B-1B tests in the BAF

	A/C 40 - anechoic chamber characterization and verification
	A/C 28 - AN/ALQ-161A installed system tests

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Last Updated: January 29, 2008

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Edwards Air Force Base Electronic Combat (EC) Testing Support

Edwards Air Force Base Electronic Combat (EC)
Testing Support