BA 6.5 — System Development & Demonstration
What This Means
Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase. Full system development, developmental testing, and live fire T&E. Leads to Milestone C / production decision.
Typical Actors
PEOs, prime contractors, test ranges
Position in Lifecycle
graph LR B1[6.1 Basic] --> B2[6.2 Applied] B2 --> B3[6.3 ATD] B3 --> B4[6.4 ACD&P] B4 --> B5[6.5 SDD/EMD] B5 --> B6[6.7 OSD] B7[6.6 Mgmt Support] -.-> B1 B7 -.-> B5 style B65 fill:#e53e3e,color:#fff
Program Elements in this BA
See Program_Elements filtered by BA 6.5