Test & Evaluation Support

Project provides continuing maintenance and operational support for the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Weapons Division Test and Evaluation capabilities. These capabilities include the Pacific Ranges and Facilities, consisting of China Lake Ranges, Ordnance T&E facilities and the Point Mugu Sea Range, aerial and surface target launch and recovery, target test instrumentation and Test and Evaluation aircraft. The Pacific Ranges use China Lake's 1.1 million acres of land and 17,000 square miles of military restricted (R-2508) airspace together with Point Mugu's 125,000 square miles of instrumented sea range and 36,000 square miles of controlled overlying airspace, and airfield and test instrumentation at San Nicolas Island to perform its Test and Evaluation mission. Included in the China Lake ranges is the Electronic Combat Range, which provides outdoor free space developmental and operational testing of airborne electronic warfare systems and tactics against shipboard and land based air defense systems. These ranges perform metric radar, multilateration and optical tracking of test objects; command, control, and destruct for range safety purposes; communications; frequency interference control and analysis; collection processing and display of telemetered data; real-time data processing and display; and the operation of a sub scale aerial target launch capability. Other test capabilities include sled tracks, measurement facilities; propulsion, warhead, environmental, rocket motor, and other missile component test facilities; and gun ranges. This project funds costs that are not chargeable to customers.

This project provides funds for the maintenance and operations of the Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC) Aircraft Division's Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) capabilities used to conduct test and evaluation of air platforms and associated systems. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division has extensive airfield, flight test ranges, aircraft systems test facilities and simulation laboratories to support aircraft Research Development Test and Evaluation. This includes 50,000 square miles of airspace, 39,375 square miles of sea space, and 7,950 acres of land space. Product areas include aircraft systems flight test and evaluation, carrier suitability certification, test article preparation, installed system test and evaluation, and modeling and simulation support of the acquisition program test requirements. The Test and Evaluation Group, Patuxent River, performs development and operational test and evaluation of manned and unmanned air vehicle systems, including mission systems, equipment, subsystems, components, and support systems. This project also provides test and evaluation facilities for air-breathing propulsion systems and extensive facilities for conducting both installed and uninstalled aircraft engine development and test and evaluation. This project funds costs that are not chargeable to customers.

As a detachment of Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, the mission of the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center (AUTEC) is to provide the U.S. Navy an underwater range facility for full-spectrum test and evaluation of Undersea Warfare systems and for Fleet training and readiness assessment. The Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center Program Office is headquartered at Newport, RI. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center's administrative offices are located at West Palm Beach, Florida. Test facilities are located at Andros Island, Sites 1 through 4, and the Berry Islands in the Bahamas. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center aircraft make scheduled daily flights between West Palm Beach and Andros Town Airport. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center manages and, under service contract, maintains and operates a 500 square nautical mile deep-water and a 100 square nautical mile shallow-water range; air-target tracking capabilities; sonobuoy simulation systems; electronic warfare threat simulation systems; rotary wing aircraft; aircraft ground support facilities; acoustic targets; torpedo retrieval and flushing capabilities; open-ocean range craft; marine support facilities; and data processing and analysis capabilities. Major test facilities on Andros Island are located at Site 1. The Command Control Building houses the range tracking displays and replay centers, the computer center, operations support functions, communications center, and the central timing system. The Range Support Facility houses a torpedo post-run workshop, Mark 46 /Mark 50 and Mark 54 lightweight torpedo Intermediate Maintenance Activity, a Mark 30 undersea target Intermediate Maintenance Activity, a Mark 48 heavyweight torpedo Research and Development Turnaround facility and related technical facilities. The complex includes electrical and physical calibration labs, a complete electronics maintenance shop, a dive locker, a precision machine shop, and logistics support areas. Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center has a 285-foot concrete pier with a controlling depth of 17 feet (5.2 meters) at mean low tide. An adjacent wharf is approximately 240 feet in length (72 meters) with a controlling depth of 15 feet at mean low tide. Power is available at both locations.

This project provides funding for the maintenance and repair of the Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) Real Property Maintenance Activities at the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, and the Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center. Funds mission critical emergency services, recurring maintenance and repair, and major repair projects. In addition, it addresses priority items on the Backlog of Maintenance and Repair list.

This project funds the overhauls and preventative maintenance of the 23 Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTFB) marine vessels located at Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Point Mugu, CA, Pacific Missile Range Facility, Barking Sands, HI, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport, WA, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD, and Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center. These vessels are used to launch and recover torpedoes, acoustic systems, and other weapons, provide range surveillance and clearance, and can be configured for target services. Overhauls are required to operate ships over 300 tons in compliance with American Bureau of Shipping "Load Line" certification requirements. Major preventative maintenance requiring shipyard support is also performed during these periods to mitigate risks of failures and sustain critical, Hull, Mechanical and Electrical systems to support operations at sea.

This project provides maintenance and operations support for the Nanoose and Dabob Bay Ranges along with associated support systems to provide Test and Evaluation and readiness assessment services for acquisition programs and the Fleet. Operates ocean-based environment, measurement and support systems. Maintains and repairs systems that measure warfare system performance. Oversees test, training, and measurement facilities, equipment, operations and maintenance processes. Satisfies customer exercise and measurement requirements through the operation of ocean-based test and measurement systems. Assures the readiness of systems through the implementation of calibration, maintenance, repair and life cycle processes. Performs exercise planning, exercise interpretation and development of surrogate environments, for system performance measurement. Assists in the design, fabrication and testing of systems for Undersea Warfare applications. Oversees the manning and maintenance of Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Keyport range craft and range craft systems. This project funds costs not chargeable to customers.

This program provides continuing maintenance and operations support for Test and Evaluation related capabilities at the Pacific Missile Range Facility located at Barking Sands on Kauai, HI. Pacific Missile Range Facility's Test and Evaluation capabilities include precision radar and telemetry assets, the Mobile At Sea Sensor System, and Stabilized High-accuracy Optical Tracking System. These assets support Navy, Department of War, and Missile Defense Agency Test and Evaluation. This project funds costs not chargeable to customers.

This continuing project supports environmental compliance, conservation and pollution prevention related efforts at the Navy Major Range and Test Facility Base (MRTRB) located at Patuxent River, MD, China Lake, CA, Point Mugu, CA, and Atlantic Undersea Test and Evaluation Center, Bahamas. The Navy Major Range and Test Facility Base environmental projects include ongoing efforts to comply with Federal, State, and local environmental requirements. The Major Range and Test Facility Base are test and evaluation facilities that provide for Department of War test and evaluation support missions. These missions include: Weapons system testing, military operational squadron training on new weapon systems, and validation of performance or operational characteristics.