MODERNIZATION AND ENTERPRISE COLLABORATION


PROOF OF CONCEPT


Soldiers and DOD contractors assembled Sept. 17, 2020, during Project Convergence 20 at Yuma Proving Ground. A Rainmaker data fabric proof of concept was demonstrated there, and multiple data fabric capabilities will take part in Project Convergence 21 in October and November 2021. (Photo by Daniel J. Alkana, 22nd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)


Cyber, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C5ISR) Center—a component of Army Futures Command’s Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM).


Rainmaker approaches data fabric from a distinctly Army tactical vantage point, prioritizing the need to mediate data between existing programs of record, warfighting functions and echelons. It targets data synchronization across disad- vantaged, disconnected, intermittent and latent communications environments that commanders and Soldiers encounter at the tactical edge. Rainmaker also seeks to enable AI and machine learning tools to better access and process data to support commanders’ decision-making.


Through APIs, open standards and a modular, scalable design, Rainmaker aims to be deployable across the enterprise, tactical and edge networks. It is intended to leverage a wide range of Army network hardware, from fixed-site data centers and servers at the corps and division level; to tactical server infrastructure (both on- and off-premises) and laptops at brigade, battalion and company command posts; to software on mounted platforms and dismounted Soldier devices. Tis tailorable approach helps to account for diminishing throughput of data at lower levels and the tactical edge.


After conducting initial lab development, Army scientists took Rainmaker to last fall’s Project Convergence 20 at Yuma


Proving Ground, Arizona, to experiment with data fabric in real-world condi- tions. Operating as a proof of concept, Rainmaker demonstrated improved sensor-to-shooter data sharing at the brigade and battalion levels, and contrib- uted to a richer common operating picture to support detailed targeting. For Project Convergence 21 this fall, Rainmaker will be integrated with other Army network and mission command capabilities to support mission scenarios in competition, crisis and conflict.


EXPERIMENTATION AND STRATEGY In parallel to Rainmaker development, the Army is executing complementary proto- typing efforts with vendor-designed data


https://asc.ar my.mil


17


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112  |  Page 113  |  Page 114  |  Page 115  |  Page 116  |  Page 117  |  Page 118  |  Page 119  |  Page 120  |  Page 121  |  Page 122  |  Page 123  |  Page 124  |  Page 125  |  Page 126  |  Page 127  |  Page 128  |  Page 129  |  Page 130  |  Page 131  |  Page 132  |  Page 133  |  Page 134  |  Page 135  |  Page 136  |  Page 137  |  Page 138  |  Page 139  |  Page 140  |  Page 141  |  Page 142  |  Page 143  |  Page 144  |  Page 145  |  Page 146  |  Page 147  |  Page 148  |  Page 149  |  Page 150  |  Page 151  |  Page 152  |  Page 153  |  Page 154  |  Page 155  |  Page 156  |  Page 157  |  Page 158  |  Page 159  |  Page 160  |  Page 161  |  Page 162  |  Page 163  |  Page 164  |  Page 165  |  Page 166  |  Page 167  |  Page 168  |  Page 169  |  Page 170  |  Page 171  |  Page 172  |  Page 173  |  Page 174  |  Page 175  |  Page 176