page_title: Demonstration and Shakedown Operation
hierarchical_section_title: Demonstration and Shakedown Operation
caption_attribution_description: English: Logo used in conjunction with US Navy operations involving weapons system testing.
context_page_description: A Demonstration and Shakedown Operation is a series of missile tests conducted by the United States Navy and the Royal Navy. These tests are employed to validate a weapon system and ensure a submarine crew's readiness to use that system. A shakedown operation usually occurs after a refueling and overhaul process or construction of a new submarine. Testing of missile systems allows collection of flight-data, and examinations of submarine launch platforms.
  The first DASO test occurred July 20, 1960 on the USS George Washington, using the Polaris A-1. Modern tests use the UGM-133 Trident II, launching from an Ohio-class submarine.
context_section_description: A Demonstration and Shakedown Operation (DASO) is a series of missile tests conducted by the United States Navy and the Royal Navy. These tests are employed to validate a weapon system (SLBM) and ensure a submarine crew's readiness to use that system. A shakedown operation usually occurs after a refueling and overhaul process or construction of a new submarine. Testing of missile systems allows collection of flight-data, and examinations of submarine launch platforms.
  The first DASO test occurred July 20, 1960 on the USS George Washington, using the Polaris A-1. Modern tests use the UGM-133 Trident II, launching from an Ohio-class submarine.
caption: Logo used by the US Navy Strategic Systems Programs, which carries out shakedown operations
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