THE INDUSTRIAL BASE


Missile-seeker components illustrate how the Army works with industry to develop unique or exotic materials to fill capability gaps.


by Argie R. Sarantinos T


he U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command’s (CCDC) partnerships with industry are essential to success as it continues to solve some of the Army’s most complex problems by transforming criti-


cal technology into capabilities. Tese collaborative partnerships not only drive CCDC’s science and technology efforts, they also enable the command to provide Soldiers with the best technology for the future fight.


CCDC, a major subordinate command of the U.S. Army Futures Command, maintains a steady stream of world-class technol- ogy through its partnerships with other government organizations, academia and industry. With six research and development centers, an Army research laboratory and a data-analysis center, the command works with hundreds of nontraditional defense companies and indus- try to strengthen its extensive technology portfolio. CCDC also has three regionally aligned international elements, the CCDC – Ameri- cas, – Atlantic and – Pacific centers. Trough its partnerships, CCDC develops, integrates and delivers technology to support multidomain operations by 2028, while maintaining a balance of scientific research for technology that may not be developed until 2050 or beyond.


Te command collaborates with industry by using traditional contract- ing methods, cooperative research and development agreements, and a number of different collaborative consortiums, including the Defense Ordnance Technology Consortium and the Aviation and Missile Tech- nology Consortium. CCDC also works closely with small businesses by communicating its strategic direction and investing in emerging commercial technologies.


Beginning in 2017, CCDC partnered with industry to develop an affordable manufacturing solution for complex missile-seeker compo- nents that will be used on attack helicopters, including the AH-64 Apache and Future Vertical Lift systems. A missile seeker, which is the front part of a missile, senses heat, light or radio waves that keep the missile on target. A missile-seeker component is part of the missile seeker and includes the window, optics, sensors and other electron- ics. Te seekers provide additional capability and enable missiles to precisely hit targets in the anti-access and area-denial environment


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