In addition, PM CCS must endeavor to reduce development and production cost by applying acquisition strategies such as competitive procurement and leveraging existing commercial technologies.
CONCLUSION Te need for continued modernization and sustainment of A2/AD capabilities will endure for limited conflicts, hybrid threats and decisive operations conducted as part of unified land operations.
MINE WORKERS
A combat engineer squad assigned to Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division (2-82 ABN) emplaces an M131 Modular Pack Mine System Sept. 19, 2013, as part of a sapper competition on Fort Bragg, NC. (U.S. Army photo by SSG Jason Hull, 2-82 ABN Public Affairs)
Future systems need to be agile enough to counter ever-changing threats but still affordable enough to produce and sustain with limited resources. Investing in the modernization of new A2/AD technolo- gies is critical to shaping the battlefield while ensuring the mobility of friendly forces and concurrently minimizing risks to civilian populations. Based on a strong relationship with the
combat develop-
and instead focus on developing new means of denying enemy movement and freedom of action.
Te probable next-step AD capability will be scalable, precise in application and discrete in effects. Te future capa- bility must be able to integrate with existing battle command systems and enhance the effects of force application and stability operations that seek to sep- arate the friendly and non-committed from hostile elements.
Lessons learned during the Spider pro- gram will guide the modernization of FASCAM and the development of replacement systems. One of
the most
significant challenges during Spider development was the safety-critical nature of the system, the result of hav- ing software control the munition fuze. In order to receive safety certification and eventual full materiel release, the development team worked closely and
frequently with the Army Fuze Safety Review Board to review the architecture, design and test results, and to ensure that a safety process was established and followed throughout the program. Tis close coordination with the safety com- munity will be a process model during the modernization of future software- controlled munition systems.
Another lesson learned during the
development of Spider was that battalion commanders quickly realized during collective training exercises that emplacing a Spider field required the opposing force to rethink their approach completely. Realistic training aids, devices, simulators and simulations for FASCAM replacement systems will facilitate
collective training at home
stations and combat training centers. Tis will demonstrate
to commanders
the value of emplacing these systems during operational engagements and will promote the train-as-you-fight construct.
ment community and a track record of developing and delivering safe, reliable and effective A2/AD systems, PM CCS is well-positioned to provide our forces with the modern materiel solutions necessary to support our nation’s security strategy, ensuring mobility- and terrain-shaping capabilities on the battlefield well into this century.
For more information about PM CCS, go to
http://www.pica.army.mil/pmccs/ Default.html.
MR. STEPHEN J. BIELAMOWICZ is the Spider Team lead for PM CCS, PEO Ammunition, Picatinny Arsenal, NJ. He holds an M.S. in management from the Florida Institute of Technology and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from Lafayette College. Bielamowicz is Level III certified in both program management and engi- neering and is a member of the U.S. Army Acquisition Corps.
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