After launching the NIE in June 2011, the Army has successfully completed four cycles. Te fourth iteration in the series, NIE 13.1, took place in October and November 2012 at Fort Bliss, TX, and White Sands Missile Range, NM.


NIE 13.1 ACCOMPLISHMENTS As with the first three NIEs, 13.1 was managed by the NIE TRIAD—compris- ing the U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (ATEC), the Brigade Mod- ernization Command, and the System of Systems Integration Directorate—and executed by more than 3,200 Soldiers of the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division (2/1 AD). Te 2/1 AD conducted combined arms maneuver, counterinsurgency, and stability opera- tions in a hybrid threat environment that was more complex than in previ- ous events, to include peer and non-state forces, criminal gangs, and unpredictable host nation forces.


As part of NIE 13.1, the Nett Warrior system underwent a Limited User Test. In addition, several program tests for record were conducted on site, and more than 20 industry and government capabilities known as Systems Under Evaluation (SUE) were assessed. More than a dozen vendors with networked and non-networked SUEs participated in NIE 13.1, reflecting the Army’s aggressive


effort to seek mature


technologies from both large and small industry partners to fill hardware and software needs.


In addition, ATEC conducted a dis- tributed test for the Paladin Integrated Management program at Yuma Prov- ing Ground, AZ, and another for the Joint Battle Command – Platform with U.S. Marines from Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, CA. NIE 13.1 helped


lay the foundation for future distrib- uted tests of even greater technical and Joint complexity.


Distributed tests allow data generated away from the NIEs through modeling and simulation, laboratories, and testing and training at other sites to be efficiently and quickly shared with distant locations. Te end result enables both the distrib- uted location and the Army to better use resources, focus on maximum efficiency, and better replicate environments for the Army’s future requirements


Incorporation of the SUEs resulted from pairing down more than 140 capability submissions, using formal white paper evaluations and assessing potential can- didates in government laboratories at Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD, before integration at the NIE.


Every SUE was required to enter the APG laboratories for assessment and integra- tion. Tis robust, lab-based risk reduction allowed the Army to better integrate and assess the systems and helped in building and vetting the Capability Set (CS) 14 network architecture.


CAPABILITY SETS CS 14 is the follow-on to CS 13, the Army’s first fully integrated package of network communications technology that connects all echelons of a brigade combat team down to the dismounted Soldier. CS 13, which was fielded to the 3rd and 4th Brigade Combat Teams of the 10th Mountain Division in Octo- ber, will reduce units’ reliance on fixed infrastructure, extend the range of com- munications, and improve battlefield awareness at the lowest levels.


NIE 13.1 helped solidify the CS 14 network architecture and established an


early look at the CS 14 network baseline, building


upon the CS 13


network


architecture that was validated and finalized at NIE 12.2, the third iteration in the series, which was conducted in May-June 2012.


INTEGRATED NETWORK BASELINE During the first three NIEs, the Army evaluated more than 115 systems from government and industry. Test data and Soldier feedback enabled the Army to establish an integrated network base- line based on a hybrid integration of satellite-based communications and ter- restrial networking radios. Using the NIEs to establish that baseline and to inform training and leader development in terms of Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures, the Army is able to rapidly incorporate new technology and adapt it based on different mission requirements.


After the NIEs, capability and Facilities evalua-


tions provide Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Personnel, Lead- ership


(DOTMPLF)


assessments and recommendations to support fielding decisions and vali- date baseline architectures.


Te NIEs are critical to help the Army understand how to fight with these new technologies and how to train Soldiers


to work with some of


the


latest experimental technologies in an operational environment. Soldier feedback and lessons learned from the NIEs have helped the Army develop TTPs


for CS 13 capability and have


been applied to CS 13 fielding, training,


logistics, and sustainment.


—System of Systems Integration Staff


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