NIGHT SIGHT


Army Rangers fire at an “enemy” bunker as part of Task Force Training on Camp Roberts, CA, Feb. 1. In its second deep dive, the SE focused on night vision and maneuver enablers, mission command and situational awareness. (U.S. Army photo by SPC Steven Hitchcock)


of specific programs of record (PORs), S&T efforts and requirement documents in specific fiscal years. Each integrated schedule graphically illustrates each orga- nization’s contribution to a particular effort, specifically a requirement docu- ment, milestone event or achievement of a specific technology readiness level. (See Figure 1 on Pages 20 and 21.) If the requirement document isn’t going to be ready, the associated POR can’t start, and the planned S&T effort might be obso- lete before it can feed into the POR.


Tis detailed, multidimensional plan- ning required an uncommon degree of coordination—numerous meetings and teleconferences bringing the action offi- cers together to ensure that all partners were on the same page and to reduce duplication of efforts.


GAP ANALYSIS Te modernization planning process begins with concepts, provided by the


U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command’s (TRADOC’s) Army Capa- bilities Integration Center (ARCIC) and U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE), which drive threat- informed capabilities-based assessments (CBAs) resulting in a prioritized list of gaps. Capability and materiel devel- opers then collaborate to produce requirement documents that address the DOTMLPF domains—doctrine, organi- zation, training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel and facilities—to mitigate those gaps based on currently available technology.


At this point, the process calls for the U.S. Army Research, Development and Engineering Command (RDECOM) S&T community to provide technolo- gies to address any remaining gaps. If that is not feasible, then the SE may delay the requirement, or look to industry or academia for further devel- opment of the necessary technology.


Te SE tracks these technologies over a specific time frame, using the inte- grated schedule. S&T partners—such as the Natick Soldier Research, Devel- opment and Engineering Center (NSRDEC); the Communications-Elec- tronics Research, Development and Engineering Center (CERDEC); and the Armament Research, Devel- opment and Engineering Center (ARDEC)—not only work to narrow capability gaps but also provide insights into future technologies to inform the requirement process.


In addition, as the product manager and TRADOC proponents manage capabili- ties that have been fielded, sustainment decisions may be necessary that could drive new requirement documents. Sus- tainment decisions are also necessary when a lack of funding or insufficient maturity of materiel solutions delays requirement documents. Instead of modernizing a capability, the decision


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