• Integrated Bridge (AOC tech first principle 2 – simplify systems and integrate Soldier training into design; and principle 9 – ensure interopera- bility). Provide single point of access to control vehicle and mission command equipment at common workstations to improve crew performance and ease of operation and reduce space claim. Te integrated bridge facilitates seamless interface of the CS and can be lever- aged for on-board power management.
LETHALITY • Tube-launched, Optically-tracked, Wire command link-guided (TOW) Improved Target Acquisition Sys- tem (ITAS) (AOC tech first principle 10 – consider scale and organiza- tional implications). Field the TOW ITAS Integration Kit on the M-ATV to allow the infantry BCT (IBCT) to safely employ the weapon system when operating as an MRAP reinforced brigade. Integrating the TOW ITAS system onto M-ATVs provides mobile protected firepower for weapons com- panies and scouts. Te TOW ITAS provides responsive, dedicated long- range precision direct fire, observation and targeting capabilities organic to the formation.
SUSTAINABILITY • Ownership and Operating Costs (AOC tech first principle 3 – maxi- mize reliability and reduce life-cycle costs; and principle 7 – reduce logisti- cal demands). Reduce operating costs through a reliability, availability and maintainability growth program, and lower consumption of fuel and other forms of operational energy. A formal reliability growth plan with docu- mented strategy will enable continuous tracking of each enduring MRAP system’s reliability throughout the modernization process, with the intent
PUNCHING ABOVE ITS WEIGHT
Planned updates to the MRAP include looking at space usage to ensure that all necessary crew protection hardware fits on the vehicle, without exceeding weight limits that keep the MRAP mobile and agile—preventing cheap mobility kills from small arms fire and fragmentation. (U.S. Army photo)
STEWARDS OF A LIFESAVING LEGACY
MRAPs have saved the lives of thousands of U.S. Soldiers and coalition partners. The MRAP fleet is an invaluable legacy—and as it is brought home for modernization, acquisition professionals become stewards of that legacy. (U.S. Army photo)
BETTER GUNNER PROTECTION
The Army has invested significantly in MRAPs, adding protective features to keep Soldiers
safer, such as the Objective Gunner Protection Kit on this M-ATV. Among other safety improve- ments, the Army will explore ways to prevent turret separation and protect the gunner from attack. (U.S. Army photo)
TOP OF THE LINE The Army’s enduring MRAP fleet boasts 8,585 vehicles in three models: the MaxxPro Dash, MaxxPro Ambulance—pictured here—and M-ATV. Only the newest and most capable are being modernized for the long haul; the oldest vehicle in the enduring fleet is just four years old. (U.S. Army photo)
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