The promulgation of afr-800-23 has prompted widespread use of the mate system baselines throughout the air force. This widespread acceptance of mate has generated many new requirements, and with them has come the need to review and upgrade the mate ICA standard. This effort seeks to research the way in which this standard should be upgraded. It surveys weapon systems that are candidates for mate ate support and defines any areas of the present mate ICA standard that require modification for their support. It surveys test interface technology for applicability to providing these modifications, recommends candidate upgrades to the mate ICA standard, and proposes a schedule for the implementation of these upgrade modifications.
