ADAPTING EXPERIMENTATION AND TESTING


INDUSTRY INTERACTION


The GOBLN team conducts a detection subsystem touch point, which was open for industry partner participation, at Fort Walker, Virginia, in April 2023. (Photo by Amit Makhijani, PM CCS)


professionals. Tis collaboration not only accelerates the devel- opment of innovative solutions but also enhances their reliability and effectiveness. Additionally, by adopting this strategy, Army program stakeholders can effectively communicate with industry partners regarding desired requirements and capabilities.


XM123 GOBLN T&E STRATEGY Developed by Project Manager Close Combat Systems (PM CCS) within the Joint Program Executive Office for Armaments and Ammunition, the XM123 GOBLN is a mine- and obstacle- clearing system designed to maintain a high operations tempo by clearing non-explosive and explosive obstacles. It will improve deployment speed, force protection and survivability and allow warfighters to execute penetration, disintegration and exploita- tion in close and deep maneuver areas.


From its inception in 2020, the XM123 GOBLN program has focused on a strategy of cumulative testing and observing indus- try investments: maturing subsystems individually, observing options from industry and formulating an objective system that will eventually be brought together for a concept assessment. GOBLN’s prototype testing was planned to be cumulative, so that knowledge gained from testing builds upon itself and is


incorporated in subsequent test events. Additionally, the GOBLN team has actively engaged with industry, observing industry- and government-sponsored events.


For example, the team traveled to Grassobbio, Italy, last fall to participate in a demonstration of Tesmec’s ground penetrat- ing radar technology. During the Tesmec-sponsored event, the company set up its own minefield and successfully showcased its technology while also highlighting the work that remains for the system to be fully functional. Tis demonstration clearly showed the current state of the technology and what the base- line requirement could be for buried detection. Additionally, the team recently traveled to Fort Moore, Georgia, to participate in the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment 2024, hosted in February by the Maneuver Battle Lab. At the event, the XM123 GOBLN team had the opportunity to engage with industry part- ners on emerging technology, such as unmanned aerial systems (UAS) delivering kinetic, lethal payloads. Te recent events in Eastern Europe have shown the importance and value of UASs as hunter-killers, including their role in breaching operations. Since program inception in 2020, our team has led 16 of its own tests and participated in more than 30 industry and service demonstrations of supporting technologies. Te TMRR effort


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