scope:

Applicability. This pamphlet applies to the active Army, the Army National Guard/Army National Guard of the United States, and the U.S. Army Reserve, unless otherwise stated. This pamphlet is applicable only to those activities involved with weapon system repair, automatic test equipment, and test programsets. The Civil Works activities of the Corps of Engineers are exempt from this pamphlet. During mobilization, procedures in this publication may be modified to support policy changes as necessary.

Purpose

This pamphlet provides guidance and procedures for determining the requirements, acquisition, development, sustainment, and life cycle management of Army test program sets (TPSs) used in the maintenance and support of Army materiel. It also provides guidance for implementing policy established by Department of Defense Directive (DODD) 5000.01, Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 5000.02, AR 70-1, AR 700-127, AR 750-1, and AR 750-43. It applies to all U.S. Army materiel anticipating or requiring off system testing throughout their life cycles with automatic test equipment (ATE) including factory test equipment during production phases or ATE used by contractors during contractor logistics support.