PRECISION FIRES TILT THE FIELD


PROTECT THE BASE


Air and missile defense capabilities, like this Terminal High Altitude Area Defense weapon system assigned to the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, will provide improved protection for the joint force against enemy manned and unmanned aircraft, cruise missiles, rockets, conventional artillery and mortars. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Adan Cazarez, 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command)


• Weapons fire control, targeting and sensor fusion: Provide fires, target identification, discrimination, decon- fliction and fire control in land, air and maritime domains. Provide fused data from air, land, maritime, cyber and warfighter-borne sensors to achieve real-time integration and optimization of targeting data.


• Advanced energetics, propulsion and warheads: Provide advanced energetics and warhead technologies


for maxi-


mum fragmentation radius, maximum blast, reduced collateral damage, and penetration against targets. Propulsion technologies for increased range and energy management.


• Novel materials and structures: Allow weapons to survive higher Mach speeds with increased lethality through the use of robust high-compression strength composites, advanced material tech- nologies with superior


thermal and structural properties, and insulation


materials that reduce volume and weight.


• Image processing and target tracking: Increase performance in high-clutter, networked


environments; provide


capability for autonomous engage- ments and secure data links; and develop multipurpose sensors for LRPF that include anti-ship capabilities to enable freedom of maneuver.


• Modeling and simulation: Enable deeper understanding of warfighter needs and impacts of alternative designs through the use of models to characterize changing operational contexts; capabilities for data-driven trade space exploration; and analysis for multidimensional generation and evaluation of alternative designs.


CONCLUSION As investments for the future, these tech- nologies will enable the Army to emplace assets and to engage and destroy targets


that are inaccessible with current ground- based fires capabilities, as well as increase its capability to support maneuver, defend against enemy air attack and counter enemy long-range systems. Te following articles on high-energy lasers, the Single Multi-Mission Attack Missile and Mis- sile Multiple Simultaneous Engagement Technologies, and research on distrib- uted and coopera tive engagements in contested


environments examine key


capabilities that Army S&T is investing in to inform future systems and not just level the battlefield, but tilt it in our favor.


For more information, contact the author at michael.j.holthe2.civ@mail.mil.


The Army must be able to see and fight across wider areas to counter adversaries that have long-range and precise lethal capabilities.


68 Army AL&T Magazine January-March 2018


MR. MICHAEL HOLTHE is the director for lethality for the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for research and technology within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology. He holds an M.S. in exercise science from Iowa State University and a B.A. in sport science from Saint Olaf College. He is Level III certified in science and technology management, in program management and in engineering, and Level I certified in business – financial management.


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