"It is a command-post exercise which will test our command, control and communications," the spokesman said.
That all changes from Friday with the arrival of Paddington, which will test Nativity 3's mettle.
It recently signed a deal with the Army, which will test the SuperTurbo on its tanks and heavy vehicles.
The course for the junior time-trial yesterday was short, at 7 miles, but included the two tough hills which will test riders in all this week's events.
"We expect better penetration" than with the pellets, said Sandra Mullin, a spokeswoman for the department, which will test the results 30 to 60 days after the attack.
His next tournament is the London Classic, starting on 4 December at Kensington Olympia, which will test whether he can bounce back against a field of elite grandmasters.
Pilot programs have arisen at several universities, including Princeton, which will test the Kindle DX's potential as a replacement for textbooks and paper printouts of courseware.
Once there, the main spacecraft will release a small lander, Schiaparelli, which will test heat shields and parachutes in preparation for future landings on the planet.
They've lost both their first-choice props, which will test their depth, and when we get to the set-pieces, we intend to push".
He said he had shipped some of the mice to the Salk Institute team, which will test whether the FoxA genes mediate the diet-related longevity response in mice.
Like a fairy godmother, along comes an encyclopedic book about fairy tales, prepared by a literature professor, which will test whether we must entomb or can yet enliven the genre.
