apps can be tested in batches a few times a year, allowing sponsors and testers to pool resources and reduce costs.


Tese tests will vary in location and com- plexity depending on the capabilities involved. Te Army will structure the sce- narios and survey questions to obtain data and user assessments focused on the new apps, so that we can determine whether the apps meet requirements and that the Soldier obtained the desired results. Tis battle rhythm, planned for implementa- tion in the next few years, will allow us to develop, test and deliver tactical apps within a year, and sometimes faster when needed for a rapid response. Tat may still sound like an eternity compared with the commercial world, but it will allow us to maintain safety and security for Soldiers while offering a vast improvement over today’s four- to five-year cycle for mission command capability.


An early example of the new model is the On Demand Information Networking (ODIN) application developed for the Mounted Android Computing Environ- ment (MACE), a standard framework hosted on JBC-P that enables organi- zations to build tactical apps for the well-known Android environment. Te familiarity of Android makes the apps easier for Soldiers to use and for develop- ers to build. Trough MACE, the apps are developed once and are capable of running on multiple hardware platforms at multiple echelons and across mul- tiple networks. In 2014, this framework enabled PEO C3T’s project manager for tactical radios (PM TR) to quickly proto- type ODIN, which is designed to allow Soldiers to dynamically connect radio networks over the air, reducing to three clicks and three minutes a process that now requires several days and even weeks to plan and execute.


READY FOR TRACKING


A Soldier accesses JBC-P mapping capability on a ruggedized tablet. The level of testing for tactical apps will be tailored to the capability; some apps are essentially stand-alone, while others need to interface with other data, such as pulling GPS and location services from JBC-P. (Photo courtesy of DRS Technologies Inc.)


EVALUATION EVOLVES


Soldiers drive a vehicle equipped with Warfighter Information Network – Tactical Increment 2 during NIE 15.1 in October 2014. The Army recently revised the construct for the NIE, which in FY16 will become an annual event that focuses on program-of-record testing. The new Army Warfighter Assessment, also held at Fort Bliss, will replace the other semiannual NIE event. (U.S. Army photo by Amy Walker, PEO C3T)


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