FIELDING THE PROTOTYPE


TIMING CAN BE EVERYTHING


Inserting a technology into a command’s exercise cycle, often in an overseas command, needs to be sniper-like in its precision. Program offices have failed by overlooking international treaty requirements on exportable technologies or


(among other


things) electromagnetic spectrum concerns put forth by foreign governments.


Worse, materiel developers have come to commands with last-minute requests to put a prototype system into a multi- national tactical exercise (e.g., Defender 2020) that has been intricately planned for months or even years. An Army staff in the spin-up to such a major exer- cise is already working overtime to execute mission require- ments; the prospect of changing in-depth plans or standard oper- ating procedures and swapping out trusted equipment for an unproven prototype is absolutely untenable—unless


it


planned in advance. Enter


NO-RESIDUE SIGNAL


This antenna, used during a wind- and rain-filled demonstration in fall 2019, is capable of sending 600-plus megabits per second in inclement weather, with no residual radio frequency signature. (Photo courtesy of Maj. Bryan Riddle, FAST USAREUR)


requirements from 2 ID. Most recently, CCDC FAST at USFK has supported the Coalition Warfare Project Autono- mous Tunnel Exploitation, a three-year collaborative effort among the Defense Treat Reduction Agency, CCDC Ground


Vehicle Systems Center and South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development.


The tunnel project leverages DOD research and development dollars, along with the technological capabilities of


was the FAST office, under


CCDC’s G-3, with its experimen- tation master plan, which lays out named exercises in the coming years, while aligning poten- tial technology insertions with command requirements. CCDC builds the exercise management plan with input from its FAST officers around the world, who have access to exercise calen- dars, integrated priority lists and general staffs, where they sit daily to learn about a command- er’s biggest challenges.


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