PROTECTED, INSIDE AND OUT
MERLIN sensors are mounted on the outside of a vehicle; VIPER point sensors are inside. Together the two are part of the upgrade to Stryker NBCRVs. (SOURCE: the authors)
developed by JPDL-RND and made pos- sible by the collaborative, upfront user evaluations, mature technologies, early platform risk-reduction events and open involvement of diverse acquisition stake- holders. VIPER is scheduled for fielding as early as FY20, resolving long-standing logistical challenges associated with leg- acy equipment. MERLIN is prepared for inclusion in the pending upgrade of the NBCRV’s sensor suite, years ahead of what the program managers could accomplish using a traditional tech- nology maturation and risk reduction approach.
Te program developed a concept in which DTRA provides its assessment when experimentation has progressed to the point where a viable prototype could be built. Concept validation demonstra- tions conducted in the field have more of an S&T bent and are both flexible and informal. Lastly,
justification demon-
strations are conducted with increased formality, with the objective of creating prototypes for developmental testing.
Neither phase is identical to traditional, strictly S&T-style or acquisition-style concepts. Tis new concept represents a common ground for compromise in future efforts, making it possible to leverage data gathered by the S&T com- munity without fully burdening research teams with the strictures of acquisition.
In the fourth quarter of FY18, the JPDL- RND will
receive hardware, technical
data packages, test data and other infor- mation products from DTRA. Tese will support the path to rapid fielding
CONCLUSION Te innovative acquisition approach for the M2PRDS program demonstrates the value of intergovernmental collabo- ration and improved business processes to accelerate acquisition and fielding of cutting-edge technology to upgrade the Army’s radiological and nuclear detection and reconnaissance capabilities. One of the many advantages of this new approach is the way that JPDL-RND and DTRA leveraged prototyping, experimenta- tion and other critical developmental activities to mitigate the technical risks inherent in systems acquisition.
Beyond the CBRNE community, though, this new approach to acquisition provides other program executive offices with a successful example of how to improve efficiency by reallocating resources from business operations and redundant test- ing to technology development, thus enabling the acquisition community to field superior technology to the warfighter quickly and at a more affordable cost.
For more information, go to the JPEO-CBD website at
https://www.jpeocbd.osd.mil/ home or contact Steve Lusher, JPEO-CBT public affairs officer, at
steven.y.lusher.
civ@mail.mil.
MR. VALENTIN NOVIKOV is the joint product leader for radiological and nuclear defense at JPEO-CBD, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. He retired from the Army as a lieutenant colonel in 2006 while serving as the director for joint chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear combat developments for the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence. He holds a master of science in engineering degree in operations research and industrial engineering from the University M.A.
in national
of Texas at Austin, an security and strategic
studies from the U.S. Naval War College and B.S. degrees in computer science and business administration
from Hawaii
Pacific University. He is Level III certified in program management and systems engineering.
LT. COL. KELLEY LITZNER is chief of radiation detection in DTRA’s Nuclear Detection Division. He served eight years as an infantry officer, culminating with command of a light infantry company in Paktika Province, Afghanistan. He then transitioned to become a functional area 52 (nuclear and counterproliferation) offi- cer. He served as chief of the Physics Branch in DTRA’s Nuclear Weapons Effects Office before taking over as chief of radiation detection. He holds an M.S.
in applied
physics from Columbia University, an MBA from New York University and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point.
CONTRIBUTORS: Ms. Megan T. Hower, chief systems engi- neer and product manager, JPDL-RND; Maj. Kurt L. Gerfen, MERLIN VIPER project manager, DTRA; and Mr. Robert F. Carter, M2PRDS logistics manage- ment specialist, JPDL-RND.
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