- a. Environmental test reports are produced at various points in the acquisition process by development and operational testers. Specifications for reports of development and operational tests in specific environments are provided by development and operational test agencies and, therefore, do not appear here. However, the information in 406.2 may be used as examples of some of the types of information that could appear in development and operational test reports.
- b. This task pertains mainly to the results of materiel tests performed in environmental laboratories. The ETR provides the acquisition activity with environmental laboratory test data early in the development cycle. The laboratory ETR is appropriate for design evaluation tests, operational worthiness tests, and qualification tests. Data from these laboratory tests serve as early warnings of unanticipated deviations from performance requirements. They support failure analyses and corrective actions related to the ability of materiel items to survive specific environmental conditions. These laboratory test reports (neither singularly nor in aggregate) are not substitutes for reports of development or operational tests conducted in natural field/fleet environments.
406.2 Task description. For each laboratory test conducted, provide the following: