Tight budgets have created some differing opinions on the need for higher-end operational tests, the Pentagon’s top tester said at a conference Wednesday morning. Speaking at the International Test and Evaluation Association’s annual conference, Director of Operational Test and Evaluation J. Michael Gilmore noted varied opinions on conducting live-fire operational tests for the Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense system, meant to protect combat ships from a range of incoming threats. On the one hand, the Missile Defense Agency recently spent more…
