GPETE

Gen Purp Elec Test Equip (GPETE) aims to sustain and modernize intermediate and organizational maintenance activities within the Navy. The program focuses on procuring General Purpose Electronic Test Equipment (GPETE) to ensure the accuracy of installation, alignment, and maintenance of all navy weapons systems ashore and afloat. This includes equipment for Fiber Optics, Signal Generators, Oscilloscopes & Meters, Passive/Ancillary/Mechanical, and Calibration Standards. The funding supports the procurement of Commercial-off-the-Shelf (COTS) GPETE to address maintenance requirements across shipboard/shore-based activities and programs. The program also emphasizes the need for modernization to avoid deterioration in the accuracy of weapons systems due to obsolescence.

Additionally, the Calibration Standards funding is provided to execute a detailed, multi-year sustainment and modernization plan for Calibration Standards employed at intermediate, organizational, and depot level maintenance activities. These standards ensure the accuracy of test equipment used to install, align, and maintain all navy weapons systems ashore and afloat. The program's multi-year contracts support every Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) weapon system including Nuclear Reactor Program maintenance, the Aegis Weapon System afloat and Aegis Ashore Romania/Poland, AN/APX-72 IFF transponder, AN/BRD-7 ECM Intercept System, AN/SQQ-34 ASW Module, and all afloat radio systems. The increase in funding from FY23 to FY24 is attributed to the increased quantities procured in M6005 CALIBRATION STANDARDS.

Overall, the program's specific goals are to ensure the accuracy and reliability of navy weapons systems through the procurement and modernization of essential test equipment while addressing obsolescence challenges.