WEBVTT 00:17.469 --> 00:19.802 I rode a lot of submarines in my career . 00:19.802 --> 00:21.802 When I bring a system on board that 00:21.802 --> 00:23.913 submarine , I wanna make sure that it 00:23.913 --> 00:25.969 works . And in order to make sure it 00:25.969 --> 00:28.136 works , we have to test it and we have 00:28.136 --> 00:30.358 to test it thoroughly . You're counting 00:30.358 --> 00:29.959 on the systems that you have on board 00:29.969 --> 00:32.080 the submarine to work . When you need 00:32.080 --> 00:34.025 them to work , there's not time to 00:34.025 --> 00:36.191 troubleshoot , there's not time to fix 00:36.191 --> 00:36.110 systems , there's not time to solve 00:36.119 --> 00:37.952 problems . It either works or it 00:37.952 --> 00:40.008 doesn't work . The war fighter needs 00:40.008 --> 00:42.008 those things to work the first time 00:42.008 --> 00:41.939 every time and they need to work , 00:41.950 --> 00:44.172 right ? Because there's no redo when we 00:44.172 --> 00:46.228 launch a weapon , we wanna make sure 00:46.228 --> 00:48.450 that weapon goes out and it's gonna hit 00:48.450 --> 00:50.450 and kill the target . So , I mean , 00:50.450 --> 00:52.561 success rates matter . It has to work 00:52.561 --> 00:54.506 the first time . The only way that 00:54.506 --> 00:56.617 we'll ever know that the systems that 00:56.617 --> 00:58.783 we design and develop work are to test 00:58.783 --> 01:01.119 them whether that system is a sensor or 01:01.130 --> 01:03.186 a platform . Ultimately , what we're 01:03.186 --> 01:05.352 trying to do is improve it and make it 01:05.352 --> 01:07.574 so that it will be extremely robust and 01:07.574 --> 01:09.741 reliable when we do hand it off to the 01:09.741 --> 01:11.686 war fader , you know , T and E can 01:11.686 --> 01:13.741 cover from , you know , little , you 01:13.741 --> 01:15.797 know , co component level testing to 01:15.797 --> 01:17.908 full up units to an entire ship being 01:17.908 --> 01:20.593 tested . TNE tests can be done um in a 01:20.602 --> 01:22.752 laboratory on a bench , they can be 01:22.763 --> 01:24.707 conducted in one of our labs , for 01:24.707 --> 01:26.819 instance , in the combat system , lab 01:26.819 --> 01:29.542 on a range and also in an open sea 01:29.553 --> 01:31.664 environment . It is very important to 01:31.664 --> 01:33.886 test in different environments . That's 01:33.886 --> 01:35.942 why we don't do navy testing here in 01:35.942 --> 01:38.109 Arisa Bay is to make sure that we have 01:38.109 --> 01:39.886 places that we can test in that 01:39.886 --> 01:42.053 represent the threat environment . But 01:42.053 --> 01:44.109 the ocean is incredibly dynamic . We 01:44.109 --> 01:46.331 really do need to understand that ocean 01:46.331 --> 01:48.331 environment for the specific places 01:48.331 --> 01:50.664 that we are operating busy environments , 01:50.664 --> 01:50.526 shallow environments , hot water , cold 01:50.536 --> 01:52.758 water critical that no matter where the 01:52.758 --> 01:54.980 submarine has to go or our fleet has to 01:54.980 --> 01:57.092 go or the work has to go to fight the 01:57.092 --> 01:59.203 fight their equipment will operate in 01:59.203 --> 02:01.258 any of those environments . Our test 02:01.258 --> 02:03.369 ranges are all over the world so that 02:03.369 --> 02:06.120 we can get a variety of data in a way 02:06.129 --> 02:09.020 that we can understand how the systems 02:09.029 --> 02:11.196 that we develop here and test here are 02:11.196 --> 02:13.418 gonna perform in a threat environment . 02:13.418 --> 02:15.473 But Newick Division , Newport does a 02:15.473 --> 02:17.751 lot more than the final testing at sea . 02:17.751 --> 02:19.973 You know , they're involved in the very 02:19.973 --> 02:22.140 beginning of development , acquisition 02:22.140 --> 02:21.479 of capabilities that are gonna 02:21.490 --> 02:23.789 eventually deliver to the fleet . Um So 02:23.800 --> 02:25.911 we see things from the very beginning 02:25.911 --> 02:27.856 to the very end , even when you're 02:27.856 --> 02:30.078 doing some small little things as a new 02:30.078 --> 02:31.856 engineer . If you start writing 02:31.856 --> 02:34.022 requirements , document , you're doing 02:34.022 --> 02:36.244 tee , you're starring the first line of 02:36.244 --> 02:38.356 TE , you're writing a specification . 02:38.356 --> 02:40.467 What really builds credibility in our 02:40.467 --> 02:42.522 TND community is when our scientists 02:42.522 --> 02:44.689 and engineers ride submarines with the 02:44.689 --> 02:46.800 systems that are being tested and you 02:46.800 --> 02:49.022 get on board that submarine and you see 02:49.022 --> 02:51.189 how they use the system and what works 02:51.189 --> 02:53.356 good and what doesn't ? That's TNE the 02:53.356 --> 02:55.578 TNE community . We at Newark Division , 02:55.578 --> 02:57.689 Newport Ranges like Atlantic Noc Test 02:57.689 --> 02:59.689 and Evaluation Center are always in 02:59.689 --> 03:01.911 concert with our customers to know what 03:01.911 --> 03:03.689 they're thinking , what they're 03:03.689 --> 03:05.800 bringing . What's their event horizon 03:05.800 --> 03:05.289 look like ? What are they thinking 03:05.300 --> 03:07.300 about in one year ? Five years ? 10 03:07.300 --> 03:09.467 years and how do we need to prepare to 03:09.467 --> 03:11.578 make sure that we're ready to receive 03:11.578 --> 03:13.744 test and deliver the capabilities that 03:13.744 --> 03:15.689 our program offices are developing 03:15.689 --> 03:17.633 today in the future ? I do believe 03:17.633 --> 03:19.800 we'll be doing a lot more modeling and 03:19.800 --> 03:21.856 simulation . I see us having digital 03:21.856 --> 03:23.856 test ranges combined with live test 03:23.856 --> 03:25.689 ranges . Physical testing in the 03:25.689 --> 03:27.911 operational environment is always gonna 03:27.911 --> 03:29.744 be the gold standard . However , 03:29.744 --> 03:31.880 integrating simulation along with 03:31.889 --> 03:34.460 physical testing is going to allow us 03:34.470 --> 03:36.669 to be able to provide necessary 03:36.679 --> 03:39.759 capability to the fleet quicker . In my 03:39.770 --> 03:42.440 opinion , I believe test and evaluation 03:42.449 --> 03:45.600 is really the check on technical 03:45.610 --> 03:47.499 excellence and how well technical 03:47.500 --> 03:49.729 excellence was executed . I sleep well 03:49.740 --> 03:52.000 at night because I know I have the 03:52.009 --> 03:54.479 confidence that we're doing the best we 03:54.490 --> 03:57.440 can to make sure that ships deploy . 03:57.570 --> 03:59.737 When they leave our sites , they leave 03:59.737 --> 04:01.626 our ranges that they're ready for 04:01.626 --> 04:01.759 combat .