We start this week by looking at the Initial Operational Capability and Full Operational Capability.

For
this week’s Forum topic you again are going to search for a proper
example and explain it to the class, along with a few questions and your
colleagues will grill you on the contents and questions; and provide
some useful insights along the way.

I
would suggest finding a recent capability that the DoD has turned into a
requirement through the processes we have discussed in this class. Or
search for something new.

Think
about a few questions as you address this week’s topics. Has that
capability been declared IOC? What criteria where met to make this
declaration possible? If the program has not received, IOC, why not?
What about FOC? It is more than likely the system you are researching
has not yet been declared FOC, but what is the timeline? What are the
obstacles for this system to overcome before FOC is declared?

Have fun with this. Make it fun.

Instructions: Your initial post should be at least 300 words.