Space Force Using 'Integrated Test Teams' to Speed up Capability Delivery

Space Force using 'integrated test teams' to speed up capability delivery

The Space Force is consolidating developmental and operational testing phases for some of its new systems in order to accelerate fielding timelines, and is now looking ahead to recruit even more testers to meet the service’s demands, according to officials. To get the new tech into the field faster, the Space Force is creating teams comprising acquisition officers, test officials and operators at the beginning of a program’s evaluation phase, De…

Space Force Wants More Testers, Looking at Own Test Center

New approaches to testing Space Force equipment are speeding up delivery to operators, but the service needs more testers and perhaps its own space-focused test center, officials said April 1. Those are key pieces of the fledgling force’s testing methods and future moves that will keep new technology flowing into operations, said Lt. Gen. Douglas Schiess, deputy chief of space operations. Schiess said the service has put acquirers, testers, an…