Embedded instrumentation (EI) is more than just miniaturized sensors and high-capacity data storage devices integrally designed into warfighting systems. Rather, it is an unparalleled source of technical and performance information that could have a profound impact on the entire acquisition process, as well as on the operational employment of the systems involved. Collecting data from every unit ever made, in every operational environment ever encountered, over the full lifetime of the warfighting system, has the power to transform the test and evaluation process. This paper examines the El Focus Area of the Office of the Secretary of Defense Test and Evaluation/Science and Technology Program with a visionary eye toward the future uses and benefits of EI.
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