Aliases
Disambiguation
FOT refers to military testing methodology; not to be confused with other FOT acronyms (e.g., Fiber Optic Transceiver in telecommunications). In Department of Defense contexts, always refers to operational testing phases.
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Concept
Military testing phase conducting operational evaluation of weapon systems and capabilities after initial testing, during sustainment, to assess effectiveness against new threats and operational environments.
Fase de teste militar que conduz avaliação operacional de sistemas de armas e capacidades após testes iniciais, durante sustentação, para avaliar efetividade contra novas ameaças e ambientes operacionais.
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- FOT Acronym Definition - Military Personnel TermsMilitary Dictionary▎ high· 2026-05-14
- FOT = Follow-on Operational Test
- Standardized by Department of Defense
- Documented in JP 1-02
- Active use across U.S. military branches
- Operational Test & Evaluation (OT&E) - AcqNotesAcqNotes (Defense Acquisition University Resource)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- FOT&E conducted after IOT&E during operations and sustainment
- Supports evaluation of changes due to modifications or threats
- Conducted in realistic tactical environment
- Refines doctrine, tactics, techniques, and training programs
- Follow-on Operational Test & Evaluation (FOT&E)Warfare Analysis and Research Unit (WARU)▎ high· 2026-05-14
- One of five major OT&E event types
- Evaluates operational effectiveness, suitability, survivability, lethality
- Conducted over life of system for modifications and upgrades
- Applies to software-intensive and AI-enabled systems
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