DAFMAN63-119 — Mission-oriented Test Readiness Certification

DAFMAN63-119 governs system test and evaluation and the process for mission-oriented test readiness certification.

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  • Publication number: DAFMAN63-119
  • Title: MISSION-ORIENTED TEST READINESS CERTIFICATION
  • Date: 2021-04-15

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DAFMAN63-119 covers certification processes, developmental and operational testing, certification templates, process tailoring, and participating test organizations. It requires compliance with the publication and its attachments and establishes tiered waiver authorities for applicable requirements.

Applies to: This DAFMAN applies to civilian and uniformed members of the Regular Air Force (USAF), the United States Space Force (USSF), the Air Force Reserve, and the Air National Guard.

Topics covered

  • Mission-oriented test readiness certification
  • System test and evaluation
  • Developmental test sufficiency
  • Operational test adequacy
  • Certification templates
  • Test organization participation
  • Process tailoring

Questions and answers

Are compliance requirements in DAFMAN63-119 mandatory?

Compliance with the attachments in this publication is mandatory.

How are waiver authorities identified in DAFMAN63-119?

The authorities to waive requirements in this publication are identified with a Tier ("T-0, T-1, T-2, T-3") number following the compliance statement.

How are waiver requests submitted?

Submit requests for waivers through the chain of command to the appropriate Tier waiver approval authority, or alternately, to the requestor’s commander for non-tiered compliance items.

What must organizations do before supplementing DAFMAN63-119?

Any organization supplementing this manual must send the proposed document to SAF Acquisition Integration (SAF/AQXS) (mail to: SAF.AQ.SAF2 DAFMAN63-119 15 APRIL 2021 AQXS.Workflow@us.af.mil) and AF T&E Policy, Programs, and Resources Division (AF/TEP) (mail to: AF.TEP.Workflow@us.af.mil) for review prior to publication.

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