Enclosure (3) to COMDTINST 7044.1A
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RDT&E TEST AND EVALUATION (T&E) is performed to confirm the results of the
research and/or development stages of projects and to validate that the effects on the Coast
Guard will be those desired. However, rather than comprising a separate category of research
and development, T&E is an inherent part of all of the categories defined above; it is a logical
outflow of the work performed in each. Research T&E involves the systematically planned
establishment of conditions from which data can be collected, assembled, and analyzed.
Exploratory Development T&E involves the collection and analysis of data to determine
feasibility and practicality. Advanced Development T&E involves the collection and analysis
of data to establish suitability for Coast Guard uses.
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