Strategic Defense Initiative Organization software testing initiative. Final report

Technical Report · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990

OSTI ID:5068219

Brykczynski, B R; Meeson, R N; Youngblut, C

This paper provides a top-level description of an initiative designed to develop critically needed software testing capabilities prior to a Strategic Defense System (SDS) Milestone II decision. It identifies several SDI software testing requirements and examines the state of the art and practice in this field. Deficiencies were found between needed Strategic Defense System (SDS) capabilities and the expected available technology. Aspects of SDS software testing that should be addressed are described, including the ability to assure the correctness of SDS software, the types of software to be tested, and the ability to perform required testing within cost and schedule constraints. The document contains several detailed example project descriptions, and provides a brief overview of the software testing technology horizon.

• Research Organization: Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5068219
• Report Number(s): AD-A-239262/9/XAB; IDA-P-2493; CNN: MDA903-89-C-0003
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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