ARMY TO APPLE
Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins speaks to employees at the Apple Inc. campus in Austin, Texas, on Feb. 22 about his experience in the Army, as well as African-American military leaders who inspired him. As part of African-American History Month, Wins gave an overview of RDECOM and the importance of diversity in the workforce. (Photo by Capt. Joshua Blanc, aide-de-camp to RDECOM Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins)
quantities and avoiding the repetition of acquisition failures. By fielding the pro- totype, we use Soldier feedback to refine requirements for next-generation or future capabilities.
Te Multi-Mission Launcher (MML), which began development in 2012, started as a prototype. A mobile, ground- based weapon system designed to defeat unmanned aircraft systems, cruise mis- siles, rockets, artillery and mortars, the MML was developed after the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 – Intercept product office approached RDECOM to determine if such a capability was feasible from an engi- neering standpoint. Working together, RDECOM engineers and the product office moved the project forward and delivered two MML prototypes in 2015.
INTEGRATING TECHNOLOGY Focusing on the right technology is important, but it is equally important to integrate these technologies into sys- tems. Technology integration will be critical in the multidomain battle, where joint forces will need to adapt swiftly to changes in the operational climate. By adding new capabilities to existing plat- forms, warfighters will have capabilities beyond what each technology offers; feedback from these capabilities will help develop new ones.
When we develop technology timelines, we incorporate maneuver space, the nec- essary “wiggle room” to ensure that the technology is moving in the right direc- tion and at the right pace to meet or exceed the constant and changing threats of
our adversaries. Maneuver
While some capabilities will start as prototypes that will enable us to refine requirements
for next-generation tech- space
includes time to plan resources, cost, schedule, technical performance and maturity, as well as how and when the technology will transition to the PEOs.
Moving technology from initial S&T to a level of maturity for a PEO to further develop and procure requires close col- laboration and planning. RDECOM works with hundreds of domestic and international industry and academia partners, as well as other Army organiza- tions and DOD laboratories, to develop and test S&T efforts and then push them to a PEO or program manage- ment office. Tis process puts the most advanced technology in Soldiers’ hands.
CONCLUSION Giving Soldiers the best technology is RDECOM’s mission and the result of teamwork across
the command. To
support this mission and the Army’s modernization strategy, RDECOM is syncing requirements with the
cross-
functional teams and providing the R&D needed for technology to become critical capabilities.
nology, other technology, such as future vertical lift, will begin as a technology demonstrator that will incorporate exist- ing and experimental capabilities.
As we continue to focus on next- generation technologies, we will continue to make new discoveries and develop new technologies
to keep the pipeline
full. Tese technologies, which may not be needed for many years, will allow the Army to dominate whatever challenge it faces whenever that challenge appears.
For more information, go to
www.army. mil/rdecom or call the RDECOM Public Affairs Office at 443-395-3922.
MAJ. GEN. CEDRIC T. WINS is the commanding general of RDECOM. Wins graduated from the Virginia Military Institute and was commissioned in the field artillery in July 1985. His military education includes Field Artillery Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the National War College, where he earned an M.S. in national security and strategic studies. Wins holds an M.S. in management from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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