由于国防部制造的系统越来越复杂,主要武器系统的试验和鉴定就愈益显得重要、复杂,其费用也更高。复杂的系统对于试验部门的工作能力是个挑战,他们必须能够断定,如果需要,这种系统能否投入工作。 BDM国际公司的头头Earle C.Wil-liams说,战略防御倡议(SDI)系统就是对 As the systems manufactured by the Department of Defense become more complex, the testing and qualification of major weapon systems are increasingly important, complex and costly. Complex systems pose a challenge to the ability of the test department to work, and they must be able to determine if such a system can be put to work if needed. Earle C. Willy Liams, head of BDM International, said that the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) system is