UNDERSTANDING ARMY ACQUISITION
FIGURE 1 Objectives Pilot State (~2020) LOE 1
• Integrated tactical network. • Network enablers. • Integrated enterprise network.
Objectives Future State 1 (~2025)
• Initial operational capability (IOC) of integrated tactical network.
• IOC of cloud services. • Formation and platform integration. • Operationalize cybersecurity. • Achieve worldwide spectrum supportability. • Full operational capability (FOC) of synthetic training environment (STE). • Achieve network survivability.
• IOC of common operating environment (COE).
LOE 2 • IOC of COE-based STE solution.
• Establish COE institutional and operational fielding model.
• Fully functioning COE. • Initial divestiture of legacy program of record. • Fully functional COE-based STE solution.
Initial Projection of
Characteristics of New Future State
• Internet of ‘battle things.’
• Global mesh network of military and commercial assets.
• Intuitive and seamlessly integrated (aided by artificial intelligence and advanced interfaces).
• Balance access vs. protection.
• Capabilities to support multidomain operations.
LOE 3
• Joint interoperability. • Establish coalition-accessible network.
• FOC of mission partner environment (MPE). • Joint coalition policy review and modification.
• IOC of unified action partner secure voice interoperability solutions.
• Incorporate COE within MPE.
• Implement command post integrated infrastructure.
LOE 4
• Accelerate enhanced command post capabilities.
• Deliver uninterrupted mission command capabilities.
LINES OF EFFORT
Integrated operational requirements are defined along four standards-based lines of effort (LOE), ending in the delivery of a robust, cloud-enabled common operating environment at all levels that is prepared to support transition to joint all-domain operations.(All images courtesy of the authors and the U.S. Army Acquisition Support Center)
• IOC of command post integrated infrastructure.
• IOC of joint and multinational mission command nodes.
• IOC of decision aids.
*Characteristics will inform future state 2 objectives as technology advances and previous future state objectives are achieved.
program designed to replace all of our network, command-and- control and ground combat platforms. FCS was intended to be interoperable by design; it was developed as a system of systems as opposed to separate warfighting functional areas such as maneu- ver, intelligence, fires, etc., with interoperability often a secondary design consideration.
Implementing rigorous system-of-systems lessons learned from FCS will be key for the Army to succeed in achieving
interoperability. Most important is that networks and systems require the use of an agreed-upon set of information technol- ogy data standards. Implementing common data standards allows networks and systems to achieve seamless communica- tion and transfer of information across systems, commands and national boundaries in a timely manner. Secondly, information technology standards must be identified during system develop- ment and coordinated among all systems implementing these standards before implementation. Based on government and
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