1. SCOPE

1.1 Purpose.  This standard provides uniform procedures and methods for establishing a testability program, for assessing testability in designs and for integration of testability into the acquisition process for electronic syatems and equipments.

1.2 Application.  This standard is applicable to the development of electronic components, equipments, and systems for the Department of Defense. Appropriate tasks of this standard are to be applied during the Conceptual pheae, Demonstration and Validation phase, Full Scale Development phase and Production phase of the system acquisition process.

1.3 Tailoring of tasks. Tasks described are intended to be tailored as appropriate to the particular needs of the system or equipment acquisition program. Application guidance and rationale for selecting and tailoring tasks are included in Appendix A.