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After-action reviews and human factors psychologist interviews followed each scenario to capture Soldier feedback. Soldiers reported issues and recommended improvements to reshape systems before fielding:
• TSM radios had limited range and short battery life but were reliable and clear. Te limited range is a mixed blessing—they do not reach as far as the current Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System, but the limited range decreases their electromagnetic signature, making them more difficult for the adversary to detect on the battlefield.
• IVAS provided superb thermal vision and revolutionary mission command capabilities, but the current cabling restricted Soldier movement, and the large goggles are not compatible with current weapons optics. Te IVAS heads-up display is specifically relevant at the platoon level and below because it does not require the user to look down at a smartphone.
• Power On-Te-Move had connector issues that caused repeated system reboot. Because of this, Soldiers avoided using it.
• Te Universal Battery Charger quickly charged batteries from the Strykers. It is a much-needed capability, espe- cially as future systems increase battery dependence. Tis increased dependence will tie infantry platoons closer to their power generation and increase fuel consumption as engines will need to run more frequently.
• 360-degree cameras were found to be most useful by vehicle crews to maintain situational awareness and secu- rity in urban terrain.
Te overall conclusion was that with some additional work to tweak final designs, the IVAS, new Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) mission command software, and network system of systems tested during VE3 will allow Stryker Brigade Combat Teams and warfighters to compete and win on the battlefield of the 21st century. Te accurate and automatically updating common oper- ating picture created by IVAS and the newest mission command software, TAK, allows platoon leaders and company commanders to better synchronize and rapidly maneuver their combat power.
It also allows higher headquarters to passively track the progress of operations. Instead of commanders and staffs at every eche- lon spending a significant amount of time working to gain and
maintain situational awareness, that time can be devoted to antic- ipating and shaping the future fight. Pushing their operational capability demonstrated that every squad leader having access to a better common operating picture than a Desert Storm-era battalion commander allows them to take disciplined initia- tive to accomplish their mission. It increases the ability of the Army to exploit the inherent strengths of its noncommissioned officer corps and junior officers. The tactical advantages provided by improved versions of these systems will far outweigh the disadvantages.
dashboard, sensor and infotainment system being developed by separate entities without a clear plan on how it would all function together.
VEHICLE EXCURSIONS AND MITIGATING RISKS IN MODERNIZATION Te Future Combat Systems era of modernization is often cited in Army circles as a monolithic “top-down” institutional failure, given its reliance on unproven technology and the risk associated with “leap-ahead” technologies. As the Army allows its leap-ahead technologies to mature independently in the current modern- ization effort, a “bottom-up” approach of proving individual technologies before adoption avoids the previous failures of imma- ture systems. However, a focus on individually maturing new capabilities creates a risk in unity of effort, synchronization and integration. Tese are particularly critical to the tightly inter- woven constrained spaces of ground combat platforms. Several efforts can mitigate these risks:
• First are the PEO-level integration shops. Project Lead Capability Transition and Product Integration Office is the O6 level integration shop for PEO GCS, estab- lished in October 2020. Similar integration activities
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