[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 2, Parts 191 to 399]
[Revised as of July 1, 1998]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR380.2]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
                               (CONTINUED)
 
PART 380--DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVALUATION--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 380.2  Definitions.

    (a) DoD Components. The Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD); 
the Military Departments; the Organization of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 
(OJCS); the Unified and Specified Commands; the Office of the Inspector 
General, Department of Defense; and the Defense Agencies. The term 
``Military Services'' as used herein, refers to the Army, the Navy, the 
Air Force, and the Marine Corps.
    (b) Independent Test Agency. The Army Operational Test and 
Evaluation Agency, the Navy Operational Test and Evaluation Force, the 
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Command, and the Marine Corps 
Operational Test and Evaluation Agency.
    (c) Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP). The production of a system 
in limited quantity to be used in OT&E for verification of production 
engineering and design maturity and to establish a production base.
    (d) Major Defense Acquisition Program. As specified in section 136a 
of title 10 U.S.Code.
    (1) A DoD acquisition program that is not a highly sensitive 
classified program (as determined by the Secretary of Defense) and:
    (i) That is designated by the Secretary of Defense as a major 
defense acquisition program; or
    (ii) That is estimated by the Secretary of Defense to require an 
eventual total expenditure for research, development, test, and 
evaluation of more than 200 million dollars (based on fiscal year 1980 
constant dollars) or an eventual total expenditure for procurement of 
more than 1 billion dollars (based on fiscal year 1980 constant 
dollars).
    (2) A DoD acquisition program that is so designated by the Director, 
OT&E, for the purpose of carrying out the responsibilities, functions, 
and authorities of this Directive.
    (e) Operational Test and Evaluation. The field test, under realistic 
combat conditions, of any item of (or key component of) weapons, 
equipment, or munitions for the purpose of determining the effectiveness 
and suitability of the weapons, equipment, or munitions for use in 
combat by typical military users; and the evaluation of the results of 
such test.