FIGURE 2


T e savings over time will more than outweigh the startup cost, however. Signifi cant


cost the management of


savings exist in inventory for


maintenance and repair, fi eld support and potentially other areas. T is addition to the


is in effi ciency of building


Integrated Solution


Shared RF Components


compatibility and interoperability into C4ISR/EW capabilities from the start, which avoids having to fi x problems in those areas after fi elding. Finally, modular open hardware and software will enable rapid upgrades to existing capabilities, as well as the insertion of new capabilities that may not even have been considered.


T e next generation of COE will refl ect a paradigm shift in C4ISR/EW capability


development. Implementing Interface Standards Shared Processing


Common Chassis


this new approach would pose signifi cant challenges, but with the growing reliance of our Army on technology, can we really aff ord not to continue to push the status quo and advance COE?


Over time, the Army can reach a fully integrated solution for a COE by standardizing software and hardware interfaces and then moving to shared components, common chassis and shared processing. (SOURCE: CERDEC)


systems poses a complex problem requir- ing further research and development. Few vendors have entered this arena because of these challenges. No vendor has met the end-state objective of a fully integrated solution. While not the ultimate answer, the SCA provides an excellent starting point for next-generation C4ISR/EW capabilities. Modifi cations will be required to support simultaneous C4ISR/EW operations, and EW and ISR.


CONCLUSION T e Army faces not only technical chal- lenges when implementing approach


this new in developing C4ISR/EW capabilities, but also acquisition and cost ASC.ARMY.MIL 75 challenges. Individual systems can no


longer be developed in isolation. PMs and PEOs will have to work together from the start of development through testing, fi elding and maintaining in the fi eld to ensure that all capabilities meet their requirements.


As an alternative, the PEO/PM structure could be modifi ed to support the new architectural


approach. to being a structural In shift,


addition this new


approach will entail an initial startup cost greater than that of a traditional program of record because of the requirement for common hardware and software architectures and new development tools.


MS. JILL SMITH has been the director of CERDEC since October 2010. She plans, directs, manages and executes the Army’s applied science and technology investment in Army programs that span the C4ISR domain. A member of the Senior Executive Service since 2001, Smith holds a B.S. and an M.A. in mathematics, both from Shippensburg State College. She completed additional graduate work in statistics and electrical engineering at the University of Delaware. Smith is Level 3 certified in systems planning, research development and engineering (SPRDE) – systems engineering and Level 2 certified in SPRDE – program systems engineering.


For more information regarding the CERDEC perspective on COE, contact the CERDEC Corporate and Public Communication Office at 443-861-7566.


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