Result of Building a Test Facility and Equipment Information Database to Improve Defense Test and Evaluation Efficiency

In the field of defense test&evaluation, research and development organizations and demand forces use both public and private test facilities. However, there is a need to improve methods for efficient use in several aspects. First, since each institution owning test facilities provides detailed information about facilities, infrastructure, and use procedures through its independent information system, usability varies depending on the user’s level of information proficiency. Second, test facilities are not used efficiently due to a lack of awareness regarding the importance of information sharing between test service providers and consumers. In this study, we propose a method to integrate and use dispersed test facilities and equipments information to enhance the efficiency of defense test&evaluation. To this end, we identified the status of public and private test facilities and equipments related to defense test&evaluation and established a database based on user requirements gathered through surveys and interviews. The significance of this study lies in its conversion of subjective and dispersed test facilities and equipments-related information, previously in the form of tacit knowledge that was difficult to share due to individual know-how and experience, into systematized explicit knowledge that can be easily accessed by defense test&evaluation officials. It is expected that the result of this study will contribute to improving the efficiency of defense test&evaluation.