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Department of the Navy
The Department of the Navy required an integrated test facility to perform Hardware-in-the-Loop system qualification for modernized missile systems supporting the COLUMBIA-Class submarine. JRC led engineering efforts to define facility and system requirements, conduct requirements verification, and ultimately support daily test and logistics operations at the shore-based test facility.
The program required side-by-side test bays one for the existing OHIO-Class weapons system and one for the COLUMBIA-Class system-both needing to operate concurrently. The test bays were designed to share support equipment while maintaining configuration control of each system.
JRC systems engineers developed all engineering plans and documentation to establish the shore-based test facility, including Requirements Documents, CONOPS, Integrated Test Planning Documents, Project Plans, and Configuration Management Plans. JRC also ensured seamless system interfaces and maintained updates as part of a multi-organization coordination process.
Additionally, JRC issued Facility Acceptance Tests (FAT), conducted Facility Evaluation Tests (FET), and authored and reviewed system operation tests. A model-based design (MBD) approach was employed to evaluate equipment design and interfaces.
The Department of the Navy now has an integrated test facility supporting requirements verification for OHIO-Class system modifications while advancing the testing and qualification of COLUMBIA-Class components and subsystems.