ALIGNING CAPABILITIES As the tactical network baseline is solidi- fied, the Army is also seeking to better align its science and technology (S&T) priorities
with emerging capability
gaps. We are actively working with the U.S. Army
Research, Development,
and Engineering Command to ensure synchronization of S&T priorities with operational needs and capability gaps that are emerging from the U.S. Army Training
and Doctrine Command.
Efforts have linked integration teams, program managers, and the research and development centers to help iden- tify emerging technologies that may fill a capability gap.
As these systems mature through their developmental and operational testing, they can be pulled forward into the NIE process for field evaluations and integration with the network baseline. Although still a work in progress, this synchronization has already identified many promising capabilities that have entered or are about to enter the NIE process.
Another way we will continuously improve our network capabilities—and make them more sustainable and user- friendly for the Soldier—is through the Army’s Common Operating Environment (COE). Te COE is a set of commonly applied technical standards designed to facilitate maximum interoperability between systems, and to ensure that emerging capabilities work well with one another and with existing systems. It also focuses on
attaining open architecture to
leverage industry innovation, on cyber- hardened foundations for security, and on reducing systems’ life-cycle cost.
Within the COE is a computing envi- ronment (CE) structure geared toward organizing the Army network from the
It’s not good enough just to send tech- nology to the battlefield fast. We are now making sure that technology is accom- panied by the proper training, doctrine, integration, and sustainability, so that our Soldiers can have even better opportuni- ties for success.
DELIVERING NETWORKED VEHICLES
The Army’s NIEs study how network systems are installed onto a vehicle, among many other aspects of network modernization. Vehicles equipped with components of CS 13, shown here at Fort Drum, NY, during fielding to the 10th Mountain Division in October, include Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles configured with new tactical radios plus the Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 2, and other CS 13 components. They will accompany the 3rd and 4th Brigades of the 10th Mountain when they deploy in 2013.
sustaining base including
to the sensors,
command
tactical edge, posts,
mounted vehicles, handheld devices, and other component areas. Each CE will have stringent technical standards for software infrastructure, which will guide materiel development and ensure built-in interoperability and consistency for the user.
Te COE will enable the Army to
integrate “plug-and-play” commercial technologies into its network architecture more quickly and at a lower cost.
CONCLUSION Tis new approach to testing, procuring, fielding, and upgrading the tactical network illustrates how the Army is broadening the scope of agile acquisition to include the processes that support our delivery of holistic set.
For more information on Army network modernization, go to
www.bctmod.army. mil and
http://www.army.mil/asaalt/.
MR. TERENCE (TERRY) M. EDWARDS is Director, Office of the Chief Systems Engineer for the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Tech- nology (ASA(ALT)). He has also served on the Army Staff, as Director of the Army Architecture Integration Cell in the Office of the CIO/G-6. Edwards holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the Uni- versity of Alabama, an M.S. in computer science from Fairleigh Dickinson Uni- versity, and an M.S. in national resource management from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.
enhanced capabilities as a
COL ROBERT C. CARPENTER is Director, ASA(ALT) System of Systems Integration Directorate. He holds a B.S. in industrial education and technology from Appalachian State University, an M.S. in materiel acquisition management from the Florida Institute of Technology, and an M.S. in national strategic resourcing from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. He is Level III certified in program management.
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