About Developmental Test & Evaluation

DTE Mission

The Developmental Test and Evaluation (DT&E) Office establishes policy and champions Developmental Testing (DT) across the acquisition community. DT&E sets the standards for the education and training of the T&E Community and chairs the T&E Functional Integrated Process Team (FIPT). DT&E promotes Best Practices, including reaching out to the Services, academia, and industry. DT&E provides T&E expertise and support for testing in a joint environment and test resources. DT&E also provides oversight of system safety, modeling and simulation, energy initiatives and technical maturity as applied to weapon system acquisition.