Technology demonstrations that are tightly focused on specific military concepts and that provide the incorporation of technology into a warfighting system is still at an informal stage. The ACTDs have three motivations: 1) to have the user gain an understanding of and to evaluate the military utility before committing to acquisition; 2) to develop corresponding concepts of operation and doctrine that make best use of the new capability; and 3) to provide the residual operational capability to the forces. ACTDs are of militarily significant scope and of a size sufficient to establish utility. [Defense S&T Strategy (draft), 1994]
Imiboniso yobuxhakaxhaka ijolise ngamandla kwiingqiqo ezithile zomkhosi ezinikezela ngentsbenziswano yobuxhakahaka kwinkqubo yokulwa imfazwe esekumgangatho ongekho sesikweni. Ii-ACTD zineenkuthazo ezintathu: 1) kukufumana umsebenzisi kunye nokuwuqonda kunye nokuvavanya ukusebenziseka komkhosi phambi kokuzibophelela ekufumaneni; 2) kukuphuhlisa iingqiqo zokunxibelelana xa kusetyenzwa kunye nemfundiso isebenzise kangangoko amandla amatsha; kunye 3) nokunikezela ngamandla ayintsalela okusebenza emikhosini. Ii-ACTD zinentsingiselo yomhlaba womkhosi kunye nobukhulu obaneleyo obonokusetyenziswa. [(kwidrafti) yeQhinga loMkhosi i-S&T, 1994]