ASA(ALT) AT WORK: RCCTO


Biggest successes? • The Army accelerated its hypersonics program by two years.


• Building the RCCTO team to execute a very challenging mission on compressed timelines.


• The Army accelerated its directed energy capabilities by six years.


Biggest challenge?


The Army’s new strategies for hypersonics and directed energy were made possible, in large part, by the solid foundation of science and technology development that occurred over the past decade in government laboratories and in commercial industry. The challenge now is to scale up existing technologies into combat-capable prototypes and quickly deliver residual combat capabilities to Soldiers in order to compete with our adversaries. For hypersonics,


this includes 5 POWER PLATFORM


RCCTO plans to field four of the DE-MSHORAD prototype combat vehicles—Strykers equipped with 50 kW-class lasers for short-range air defense—to an operational unit no later than fiscal year 2022. (U.S. Army photo)


6 PITCH PERFECT


Seven companies offered 20-minute pitches during the first half of the Army RCCTO’s first innovation day in September. Army leaders, including, from left, Jay Latham, Maj. Gen. David Bassett, Maj. Gen. Peter Gallagher, Marcia Holmes and James Holland, oversaw the pitch panel in the communications category. (U.S. Army photo)


creating a new industrial base and leading production of the Common Hypersonic Glide Body, which the Army and Navy will use. For directed energy, the challenge is leveraging proven high-energy laser technologies and increasing their power while adapting the technology for use on Army vehicles.


5 NEXT-GENERATION OUTREACH


During the groundbreaking event in September for the hypersonic weapon facility in Courtland, Alabama, Lt. Gen. L. Neil Thurgood, who leads the Army RCCTO, visits with members of the U.S. Army Junior ROTC from Austin High School in Decatur, Alabama. (U.S. Army photo)


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Army AL&T Magazine


Spring 2020


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