ARMY AL&T
CCDC’s work modernizing these technologies will enable the Army to conduct precision strikes and maintain battlefield dominance and lethality while operating in a GPS-denied or -degraded environment.
Soldiers, including precise time and exqui- site positioning without access to globally networked information. Tis will enable units that are separated in battle to func- tion as a cohesive whole and complete their missions. Te typical ARL timeline for these technologies has been substan- tially accelerated to deliver prototypes for Soldier testing within a few years. Key to this effort are Soldier touch-point events in which the ultimate users have an opportu- nity to evaluate the prototypes and make recommendations early in the develop- ment process. Tis helps the Army deliver better capabilities more quickly.
PUTTING TECHNOLOGY IN SOLDIERS’ HANDS Testing technologies at field exercises that simulate battlefield conditions is one key to the success of the APNT capabilities we are currently developing. We achieved this during the PNT Assessment Exer- cise, or PNTAX, at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, in July and August 2019. Tirty-four Soldiers from I Corps, U.S. Army Europe, the Colorado and New Mexico National Guards, U.S. Army Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations Command and the Army Cyber Directorate participated in the event.
White Sands Missile Range is one of a few real-world settings where Soldiers can test capabilities in a GPS-denied or -degraded environment. During the exercise,
developers and Soldiers assessed how more than 80 mounted, dismounted and NAVWAR capabilities and systems oper- ated within a real-world, anti-access and area-denied environment. Te information we collected is helping us understand how developing systems perform and how they can significantly improve Soldier opera- tions in GPS-contested environments.
We also conduct other Soldier touch-point events throughout the year, including technology demonstrations, capability assessments and live-fire and training exer- cises. Our scientists and engineers gather feedback through these touch points that ultimately influence how CCDC matures technology to get it ready to transition to our partners. We gain vital insight to ensure new systems will be operation- ally successful by putting prototypes and systems directly into the hands of Soldiers.
CCDC works with hundreds of nontra- ditional defense companies, industry and academia partners to capture emerging technologies and refine APNT capabil- ities. One of the challenges, however, is testing commercial products on the mili- tary network. Later this year, we plan to launch the Open Innovation Lab, or OIL, at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. OIL will enable our industry partners to test their technologies in an unclassified lab with an open architecture. An open architecture not only fosters competi- tion among vendors, it also accelerates
innovation by providing a steady flow of information.
CONCLUSION CCDC is sharing information gathered from our partnerships with industry and academia and from Soldier touch-point events so we can refine requirements, develop technologies to fill capability gaps and accelerate timelines to field technol- ogy more quickly. Equipping Soldiers with the most advanced APNT technol- ogy will give them a critical advantage on the battlefield and enable them to fight and win against any adversary.
For mor e informat ion,
www.army.mil/ccdc.
MAJ. GEN. JOHN A. GEORGE is the commanding general of CCDC. Before assuming command of CCDC, he served as deputy director and chief of staff of the U.S. Army Futures Command Futures and Concepts Center. He graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point and was commissioned into the Army in 1988. He has an M.S. in social psychology from Penn State University and an M.S. in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, which is now known as the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. His previous Road Map article, on the Synthetic Training Environment priority, appeared in the Spring 2020 issue.
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